Gujarat Court November 2005 Judgments

Mukesh Himatlal Sheth Vs. State of Gujarat and 4 ors.

Court: Gujarat

Reported in: 2006CriLJ859; (2006)1GLR393

H.N. Devani, J.1. Mr. K.D. Gandhi, the learned advocate for the petitioner seeks permission to amend the cause title of the petition. Permission is granted. Amendment to be carried out immediately.2. By this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner/detenu-Mukesh Himatlal Sheth, residing at Kantilal House, 14, Mama Parmanand Marg, Mumbai, challenges the order of detention dated 18th October, 2005 passed by the District Magistrate, Patan, ordering the detention of the petitioner under Section 3(1) read with Section 3(2) and 3(1) of the Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 (the Act) on the said authority's subjective satisfaction that such detention was necessary with a view to preventing the petitioner from acting in a manner prejudicial to the maintenance of the public order. (The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner has drawn attention to the fact that there is an error in quoting the provisions of the Act in the order. The c...