Law:

Section:

West Pakistan Maintenance of Public Order Ordinance (XXXI of 1960)--

----S. 3(1) & (6)---Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art.199---Preventive detention---No grounds of alegations as required under subsection (6) of section 3 of the Ordinance had been communicated to the detenu at al-- District Magistrate according to record, had never prepared or communicated any grounds of a legations to petitioner either on 1-10-1991 when the initial order was passed or on 30-10-1991 when original detention period was extended for another three months so that he could exercise his right of making a representation to the Government against the order---Such orders of detention being in flagrant disregard of the mandatory provisions of law were consequently declared to be ilegal and without lawful authority and petitioner was ordered to be set at liberty forthwith.

Maulvi Ghulam Ulah Khan v. District Magistrate, Campbe lpur PLD 1967 Pesh. 195 rel.