Jobin Sebastian, J.

The petitioner is the mother of Amith Sankar ('detenu' for the sake of brevity) and her challenge in this Writ Petition is directed against Ext.P1 detention order dated 30.10.2025 passed by the 2nd respondent under Section 3 (1) of the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act , 2007 (‘KAA(P) Act’ for brevity). The said detention order stands confirmed by the Government vide order dated 14.01.2026, and the detenu has been ordered to be detained for a period of one year from the date of execution of the order.

2. The records reveal that, on 04.08.2025, a proposal was submitted by the District Police Chief, Thrissur Rural, seeking initiation of proceedings against the detenu under the KAA(P) Act before the jurisdictional authority, the 2nd respondent. 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. Altogether, seven cases in which the detenu got involved have been considered by the jurisdictional authority for passing the detention order.

3. Out of the said cases, the case registered with respect to the last prejudicial activity is crime No.621/2025 of