Arunadevi v. The Secretary To Govt.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 13.10.2015
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN H.C.P.No.1756/2015 Arunadevi .. Petitioner vs.
1. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Egmore, Chennai-8.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records of the second respondent in Memo No.501/BCDFGISSSV/2015 dated 30.06.2015 passed by the second respondent and set aside the same and consequently to direct the respondents to produce the Detenu Naresh @ Nareshkumar, son of Chinnakutty, aged about 30 years, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner .. Mr.N.Kannan For Respondents .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.) The petitioner, who is wife of the detenu herein, viz., Naresh @ Nareshkumar, Son of Chinnakutty, aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 30.06.2015 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Piracy Act 1982 [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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 30.06.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5170, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 14.08.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.
3.Recording the said submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.
s/d- Assistant Registrar(CO) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To
1. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Egmore, Chennai-8.
3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.
4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
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