This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India , challenging Ext.P1 order of externment passed against the petitioner under Section 15 (1)(a) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 [KAA(P) Act for the sake of brevity]. By the said order, the petitioner was interdicted from entering the limits of Kollam Revenue District, for a period of six months from the date of the receipt of the order.

2. The records available before us reveal that, it was after considering the recurrent involvement of the petitioner in criminal activities, that the District Police Chief, Kollam City submitted a proposal for the initiation of proceedings against the petitioner under Section 15 (1) (a) of the KAA(P) Act, 2007 before the authorised officer, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Thiruvananthapuram Range. For initiation of proceedings, the petitioner has been classified as a “known goonda” as defined under Section 2 (o)(ii) of the KAA(P) Act, 2007.

3. The authority considered three cases in which the petitioner got involved while passing the externment order. Out of the said cases, the case registered with respect to the last prejudicial activit