Sumathi v. The Secretary To Govt.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 19.08.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.1230 of 2015 Sumathi ... Petitioner -v1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore-9 ... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 27.04.2015 in C3.D.O.No.43/2015 against the petitioner's husband Gopi, male aged about 29 years, S/o.Murali, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents herein to produce the detenu before this Court and to set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Gopi, aged about 29 years, S/o.Murali, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in C3.D.O.No.43/2015 dated 27.04.2015 passed by the second respondent against her husband branding him as a "Sand Offender" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 27.04.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.3859, Home, Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 18.06.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar vga To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore-9 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public Law & Order Fort St.George Chennai-9 H.C.P. No.1230 of 2015 aa11/09/2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/