This writ petition has been directed against an order of detention dated 16.07.2025, passed against one Manoj, S/o. Ayyanar (herein after referred to as ‘detenu’) under Section 3 (1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (‘KAA(P) Act’ for brevity). The petitioner herein is the mother of the detenu. The detention order stands approved by the Government vide order dated 03.10.2025, and the detenu has been ordered to be detained for a period of six months from the date of execution of the order.

2. The records available before us disclose that a proposal was submitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kochi City, on 20.06.2025, seeking initiation of proceedings under Section 3 (1) of the KAA(P) Act before the jurisdictional authority. For the purpose of initiation of the said proceedings, the detenu was classified as a 'known rowdy' as defined under Section 2 (p)(iii) of the KAA(P) Act. For passing the order of detention,