S.Manokar v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 02.09.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.1418 of 2015 S.Manohar ... Petitioner -v1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by its Secretary to Government (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.District Collector and District Magistrate Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

... 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 of the second respondent in his proceeding BCDFGISSSV No.13/2015 dated 15.05.2015 to quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Mani @ Ganja Mani @ Manivannan S/o.Shankar aged 24 years now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal set him liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Mariappan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecuto

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the brother of the detenu Mani @ Ganja Mani @ Manivannan, S/o.Shankar, aged about 24 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in BCDFGISSSV No.13/2015 dated 15.05.2015 passed by the second respondent against his brother branding him as a "Bootlegger" 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the brother of the petitioner dated 15.05.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4136, Home, Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 02.07.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 cse To 1.The Secretary to Government (Home) State of Tamil Nadu Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.District Collector and District Magistrate Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George,Chennai-9.

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

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