K.Deepa v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 18.06.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.133 of 2015 K.Deepa ... Petitioner Vs

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police(Goondas Section), Vepery,Chennai 600 007.

... Respondents Prayer:- This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 20.11.2014 in Memo No.1910/BCDFGISSSV/2014 against the petitioner's husband, the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu , Karthir @ Karthirvelu, son of Mani, aged about 35 years, before this Court and to set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.J.Nissar Ahamed For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Karthir @ Karthirvelu, son of Mani, aged about 35 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 20.11.2014 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982).

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 20.11.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1722, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIII) Department dated 09.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsi To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police Goondas Section), Vepery,Chennai 600 007.

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3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Vellore.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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