Gengammal v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.10.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.1667 of 2015 Gengammal ... Petitioner -Vs1. The Principal Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate of Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.

... 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 entire records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent vide Order in C3/D.O./26/2015 dated 12.06.2015 against the petitioner's husband Jayapal, Son of Kasinathan, aged about 35 years, who is confined in Central Prison, Cuddalore and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court thereby setting him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.Om Sai Ram Associates For Respondents :

Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren 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 Jayapal, son of Kasinathan, aged 35 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 12.06.2015 against her husband branding him as https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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]. 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 12.06.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4621, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 28.07.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.

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1. The Principal Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate of Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.

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

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Cuddalore.

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