Usha Nandini v. The State Rep.By The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 28.10.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.1473 of 2015 Usha Nandini ... Petitioner -vs1.The State rep. by The Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, II Floor, Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-9 2.The State rep. by the District Magistrate and the District Collector, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Central rep. by the Additional Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krish Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

... 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 in C3 DO No.53/2015 dated 21.05.2015 against petitioner's husband namely Parthiban, son of Thavamanickam, aged 35 years, confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court. For Petitioner :

Mr.I.Paul Noble Devakumar

For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 Mr.V.Parivallal SCGSC for R3

O R D E R

(Order of the Court made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Parthiban, son of Thavamanickam, aged 35 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in C3 DO No.53/2015 dated 21.05.2015 passed by the second respondent against her husband branding him as a "Black Marketer" under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980). 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 21.05.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.238, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection [E3] Department dated 07.07.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said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(CS-VI) /TRUE COPY/ SUB-ASSISTANT REGISTRAR vga To 1.The State rep. by The Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, II Floor, Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-9 2.The State rep. by the District Magistrate and the District Collector, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Central rep. by the Additional Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krish Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

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

5.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Vellore.

H.C.P. No.1473 of 2015 CO-TM JD 18/11/2015