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Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
M.Babu vs State Of Kerala on 30 January, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nRP.No. 20 of 2010(S)\n\n\n1. M.BABU, S\/O.MATHAVAN PILLAI,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND\n\n3. THE DEPUTY CMMISSIONER OF POLICE,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.C.RAJENDRAN\n\n                For Respondent  : No Appearance\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice R.BASANT\nThe Hon'ble MRS. Justice M.C.HARI RANI\n\n Dated :30\/01\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n               R.BASANT & M.C.HARI RANI, JJ.\n                     *************************\n                      R.P No.20 of 2010 in\n                    W.P(Crl) No.446 of 2009\n                   ******************************\n               Dated this the 30th day of January 2010\n\n                           JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
BASANT, J.\n<\/p>\n
      This revision petition is filed to review our judgment dated<\/p>\n
17.12.2009. The learned counsel for the review petitioner raises<\/p>\n
two specific grounds to justify his prayer for review. They are:<\/p>\n
      i)   Even assuming that Exts.P1 and P2 orders can be<\/p>\n
reckoned as a composite order of detention, Ext.P2 order has not<\/p>\n
been approved or confirmed under Section 3(3) and 10(4) of the<\/p>\n
Kerala Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007 (hereinafter<\/p>\n
referred to as the `KAAPA’). The said orders of approval and<\/p>\n
confirmation refer only to Ext.P1 order and in that view of the<\/p>\n
matter, the continuation of the detention is not justified.<\/p>\n
      ii)  Proceedings under Section 107 Cr.P.C had been<\/p>\n
initiated against the detenu.        There has been no proper<\/p>\n
application of mind to this circumstance while passing the orders<\/p>\n
of detention Ext.P1 or Ext.P2.\n<\/p>\n
R.P No.20 of 2010               2<\/span><\/p>\n
      2.   We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n
and the learned Government Pleader. The learned Government<\/p>\n
Pleader argues that the prayers made are totally beyond the<\/p>\n
purview of a review petition as these contentions were not raised<\/p>\n
in the Writ Petition nor were they canvassed when the matter<\/p>\n
came up for arguments before passing the judgment dated<\/p>\n
17.12.2009.   We find merit in this contention raised by the<\/p>\n
learned Government Pleader. We are satisfied that the request<\/p>\n
made in this review petition are totally beyond the scope of the<\/p>\n
powers of review. No error apparent on the face of the record is<\/p>\n
pointed out.    The points were not raised. They were not<\/p>\n
considered also and, in these circumstances, we agree that the<\/p>\n
powers of review cannot properly be invoked and this review<\/p>\n
petition cannot be allowed.\n<\/p>\n
      3.   However, ignoring technicality we have considered<\/p>\n
the contentions on merits also. In our judgment dated<\/p>\n
17.12.2009, we have taken note of the fact that Ext.P1 order<\/p>\n
dated 19.01.09 was executed only on 28.08.09 and before<\/p>\n
executing Ext.P1 order, the matter was considered afresh by the<\/p>\n
detaining authority and Ext.P2 order dated 27.08.09 was passed<\/p>\n
before the order of detention was executed. We took the view<\/p>\n
R.P No.20 of 2010                3<\/span><\/p>\n
that Exts.P1 and P2 must be read together and that when so<\/p>\n
considered, we are satisfied that the delay in executing the order<\/p>\n
of detention cannot justify the plea of snapping of the nexus. We<\/p>\n
relied on the observations of the Supreme Court in Bhawarlal v.<\/p>\n
State of T.N [A.I.R 1979 S.C 541] and the Division Bench of<\/p>\n
this Court in Assia v. State of Kerala<\/a> [2000 (1) KLT 673] to<\/p>\n
come to a conclusion that proper application of mind had taken<\/p>\n
place before the order of detention was belatedly executed.<\/p>\n
Hence we held that the advantage of the decision in Soja<\/p>\n
Beegum v.      Additional Chief Secretary<\/a> to Government<\/p>\n
[2009 (4) KLT 550] will not be available to the detenu.<\/p>\n
     4.    The counsel argues now for the first time that Ext.P2<\/p>\n
order has not been approved or confirmed. The learned counsel<\/p>\n
has taken us through Annexure-A3 order of approval under<\/p>\n
Section 3(3) and Ext.R3(b) order of confirmation under Section<\/p>\n
10(4) to contend that these orders of approval\/confirmation do<\/p>\n
not refer to Ext.P2. The argument of the learned counsel is that<\/p>\n
as the detention was under Ext.P1 read along with Ext.P2,<\/p>\n
approval\/confirmation must have been there for Ext.P2 order<\/p>\n
also. Inasmuch as Ext.P2 order is neither approved nor<\/p>\n
confirmed under Annexure-A3 and Ext.R3(b), the counsel<\/p>\n
R.P No.20 of 2010                4<\/span><\/p>\n
contends that the continued detention of the detenu is not<\/p>\n
justified.\n<\/p>\n
      5.  We are unable to accept this contention. The order of<\/p>\n
detention is Ext.P1. In Ext.P2, the detaining authority applied its<\/p>\n
mind again to the new situation and changed circumstances<\/p>\n
referred to in Ext.P2 and decided that though belatedly, the<\/p>\n
order of detention has to be executed. Ext.P2 cannot be<\/p>\n
reckoned as a different, separate or unconnected order which<\/p>\n
requires separate approval\/confirmation. We repeat that Ext.P1<\/p>\n
was the order of detention. It was not executed within a<\/p>\n
reasonable time. The detaining authority by Ext.P2 considered<\/p>\n
the matter afresh in the light of the new situation and changed<\/p>\n
circumstance and decided that the detenu must be detained.<\/p>\n
Approval\/confirmation was given to such detention ordered in<\/p>\n
Ext.P1. The reasons for the decision to belatedly execute the<\/p>\n
same was stated in Ext.P2. In these circumstances, the grievance<\/p>\n
that    Annexure-A3    and    Ext.R2(b)    do   not    specifically<\/p>\n
approve\/confirm Ext.P2 order under Section 3(3) and Section 10<\/p>\n
(4) is found to be without any merit. The counsel attempts to<\/p>\n
build up a case on the basis of the language of Ext.P2 which<\/p>\n
suggests that it was an order of detention. We have already<\/p>\n
R.P No.20 of 2010               5<\/span><\/p>\n
indicated that Exts.P1 and P2 must be reckoned as a composite<\/p>\n
order and it is the order of detention in Ext.P1 which is ordered<\/p>\n
to be executed under Ext.P2 notwithstanding the delay, after<\/p>\n
application of mind to the new situation and changed<\/p>\n
circumstances.         The     insistence    on    a     separate<\/p>\n
approval\/confirmation    for   Ext.P2    order   is,  in    these<\/p>\n
circumstances, found to be not justified.\n<\/p>\n
      6.   The learned Government Pleader however points out<\/p>\n
that it is not a case where the Government had not considered<\/p>\n
Exts.P1 and P2 together before passing the order of approval<\/p>\n
and the order of confirmation. The Government had taken into<\/p>\n
consideration Ext.P1 order which was belatedly executed after<\/p>\n
the passing of Ext.P2 order. Both these have been taken into<\/p>\n
consideration by the Government before passing Annexure-<\/p>\n
A3\/Ext.R3(b) orders of approval\/confirmation. Relevant file has<\/p>\n
been placed before us for our consideration and we find this<\/p>\n
contention of the learned Government Pleader to be absolutely<\/p>\n
justified. Review prayed for on the first ground is thus found to<\/p>\n
be not maintainable on merits also.\n<\/p>\n
      7.   The second contention is that proceedings under<\/p>\n
Section 107 of the Cr.P.C had been initiated against the detenu<\/p>\n
R.P No.20 of 2010               6<\/span><\/p>\n
earlier in Crime No.155 of 2002 and Crime No.19 of 2004.<\/p>\n
M.C.Nos.286 and 2002 and 16 of 2004 were pending before the<\/p>\n
Sub Divisional Magistrate, Trivandrum on the basis of these<\/p>\n
crimes at the time when Exts.P1 and P2 were passed.            The<\/p>\n
learned counsel for the petitioner argues that the detaining<\/p>\n
authority had not pointedly applied its mind to the question<\/p>\n
whether it is necessary to pass an order of detention in the wake<\/p>\n
of such proceedings which were pending.        We note that the<\/p>\n
detaining authority had applied its mind to this circumstance –<\/p>\n
that the 2 M.Cs were pending before the Sub Divisional<\/p>\n
Magistrate. They are referred to in Ext.P1 order. We are not<\/p>\n
persuaded to agree that the mere pendency of those proceedings<\/p>\n
under Section 107 Cr.P.C before the Sub Divisional Magistrate is<\/p>\n
sufficient reason to invalidate the subjective satisfaction<\/p>\n
entertained by the detaining authority or to sail to the conclusion<\/p>\n
that there has been no proper application of mind. The claim for<\/p>\n
review on the second ground must also, in these circumstances,<\/p>\n
fail.\n<\/p>\n
     8.    We do, in these circumstances, accept the plea of the<\/p>\n
learned Government Pleader that the questions raised are<\/p>\n
beyond the scope of the powers of review vested in this Court.<\/p>\n
R.P No.20 of 2010              7<\/span><\/p>\n
We further agree that even if the plea is considered on merits,<\/p>\n
the review petition does not deserve to be allowed.       The<\/p>\n
judgment dated 17.12.2009 does not deserve to be altered or<\/p>\n
modified.\n<\/p>\n
     9.   This Review Petition is, in these circumstances,<\/p>\n
dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                    (R.BASANT, JUDGE)<\/p>\n
                                  (M.C.HARI RANI, JUDGE)<\/p>\n
rtr\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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