S.D.Bajaj, J.

1. Criminal Writ No. 1690 of 1988 has been filed by Ajit Singh detenu for quashing the detention order No. MA/11717 passed by the District Magistrate, Amritsar, against him on December 21, 1987, Annexure P-1. The grounds alleged for claiming the desired relief are that the petitioner was already in jail with effect from November 26, 1987, on the basis of F.I.R. No. 37 dated March 10, 1987 registered against him in Police Station Valtoha, district Amritsar, under sections 41, 414 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 25 of the Arms Act when the impugned order of detention was clamped upon him; that the order of detention was passed in a mechanical manner, without any application of mind; much less any subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority; that the petitioner was detained along with one Amrik Singh of Thathi Jaimal district Amritsar on indentical grounds; that the detention order in respect of Amrik Singh aforesaid was reovked vide order No. 414-2H III (NSA)-88/3570 dated June 16, 1988, but this aspect of the matter was not taken into consideration by the detaing authority while confirming the detention of the petitioner. Hence the impugned order be