IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No 10667 of 2000 For Approval and Signature: Hon'ble MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE ============================================================ 1. Whether Reporters of Local Papers may be allowed : NO to see the judgements? 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? : NO 3. Whether Their Lordships wish to see the fair copy : NO of the judgement? 4. Whether this case involves a substantial question : NO of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution of India, 1950 of any Order made thereunder? 5. Whether it is to be circulated to the Civil Judge? : NO -------------------------------------------------------------- KANKUBEN KARSANBHAI NARANBHAI KATARIYA Versus STATE OF GUJARAT -------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: MS SUBHADRA G PATEL for Petitioner GOVERNMENT PLEADER for Respondent No. 1, 2, 3 -------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM : MR.JUSTICE S.K.KESHOTE Date of decision: 26/02/2001 ORAL JUDGEMENT Both the parties are in agreement that the matter is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Kalidas C. Kahar vs. State of Gujarat & Ors. reported in 1993 (2) GLR 1659 on the point of verification of the statements of the witness and the date of detention order. In the result, this petition succeeds and the same is allowed. The order of detention of the petitioner dated 10-9-2000 is quashed and set aside. The petitioner Kankuben Karsanbhai Naranbhai Katariya , the detenu, at present in Ahmedabad Central Prison, Ahmedabad be set at liberty forthwith, if she is not required in any other case. Rule is made absolute. No order as to costs. *********** zgs/-