Mohan Raj v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 22.06.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.125 of 2015 Mohanraj ... Petitioner -v1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records connected with the order of the second respondent herein concerned in Memo No.1997/BDFGISSV/2014 dated 28.11.2014 and to quash the order of detention passed therein by the second respondent herein against the detenu and directing the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the detenu by name Deena @ Dinakaran, son of Mohanraj, now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and setting him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.K.Chandru For Respondents:

Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu Deena @ Dinakaran, son of Mohanraj, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in Memo No.1997/BDFGISSV/2014 dated 28.11.2014 passed by the second respondent against his son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 28.11.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1196, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 19.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vga To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chenani-66.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & order), Fort St. George, Chennai. 600 009. H.C.P. No.125 of 2015 SCD(CO) Eu 03.06.15 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/