Sasikala v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE PARESH UPADHYAY AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA H.C.P.NO.13 OF 2022 Sasikala ... Petitioner/Aunty of Detenue .Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate of Cuddalore District,

3. The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District,

4. The Inspector of Police, Annamalai Nagar Police Station, Annamalai Nagar, Cuddalore District.

5. The Superintendent, Central Prison, ... Respondents PRAYER:- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the petitioner's sister's son's Detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 30.11.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C3.D.O.37/2021, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the

petitioner's sister's son namely Sarath @ Sarathkumar, son of Sampathkumar, aged 29 years before this Court and set him at liberty from detention, now detained at Central Prison, For Petitioner :

Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3.D.O.37/2021 dated 30.11.2021 detaining her sister's son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1375, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 14.03.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa/30 To 1.

The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.

The District Collector and District Magistrate of Cuddalore District,

3.

The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore District, 4.

The Inspector of Police, Annamalai Nagar Police Station, Annamalai Nagar, Cuddalore District.

5.

The Superintendent, Central Prison, 6.

The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.NO.13 OF 2022 SSN(CO) PBS/30/06/2022