Judgment

S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, J.:- Leave granted in the Special Leave Petition.

2. This appeal is against the judgment and order dated 12-12-89 in Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 13644/89 (reported in 1990 Cri U NOC 36) passed by the High Court at Allahabad dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant, Vashisht Narain Karwaria, the detenu herein.

3. The District Magistrate, Allahabad, in exercise of powers conferred on him under Section 3(3) of the National Security Act 1980 (hereinafter referred to as Act) passed the impugned order of detention on 31-3-1988 against the detenu on reaching his requisite subjective satisfaction on consideration of the materials placed before him that it had become necessary to pass the detention order with a view to preventing the detenu from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.

4. The salient and material facts which necessitated the detaining authority to pass the impugned order, as set out in the grounds of detention are as follows:

On 30-3-1988 at about 3.30 p.m. the auction of liquor shops for the sale of Indian made foreign liquor was held in the campus of Collectorate at Allahabad. A large number of bidders we