Harbans Singh Rai, J.

1. Petitioner Lakhwinder Singh @ Lakha son of Ajit Singh, resident of Bhuse, Police Station Gharinda, District Amritsar was detained pursuant to the order of detention dated March 17, 1988, Annexure P. 1 issued by the District Magistrate, Amritsar, under section 3(2) of the National Security Act, 1980 . The petitioner had been arrested in F.I.R. No. 38 dated March 2, 1988, under section 3/4 T.D.A. (P) Act registered in Police Station, Gharinda. While the petitioner was in jail, the District Magistrate passed the said order. The petitioner made a representation to the State Government through Superintendent of Jail. Amritsar, on March 22, 1988. but nothing came out of that. The detention order has been passed on the ground that the petitioner had addressed a congregation at Adda Sarin Amant Khan which amounted to an offence and a case mentioned above vide FIR No. 38 had been registered. The grounds given in the detention order Annexure P. 2 are as under :-

"1. That on 2.3.1988 ASI Harbans Singh along with police officials was going towards chowk Bhakna from Gharinda and when the police party reached the railway crossing Lahori Mal then Beant Singh Head