( 1 ) THE District Magistrate, Damoh being satisfied with respect to one Ramesh Kumar alias Ramesh Pahalwan, aged 24 years, r/o Dhor Bazar, Damoh that with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order it was necessary so to do, made an order on 20-12-1985 directing that he be detained under sub-sec. (2) of S. 3 of the National Security Act. However, as the said person was alleged to be absconding, the detention order could be executed against him only on 20-1-1986 and he could be taken into custody on the said date.

( 2 ) IN the meanwhile, as required by sub-s. (4) of S. 3 of the Act, the District Magistrate Damoh had sent a report about the detention order dt. 20-12-1985 having been passed against the detenu to the State Government on 26-12-1985 and the same was approved by the State Government in its Home Department on 28-12-1985. So also, in the meanwhile, as required by sub-s. (5) of S. 3, the State Government had sent information about the detention order dt. 26-12-1985, having been passed by the District Magistrate and the same having been approved by it, to the Government of India on 2-1-1986.

( 3 ) NOW, aft