E.Saravanan v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 30.06.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN H.C.P. No.19 of 2015 E.Saravanan

...Petitioner

-v1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, O/o.Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai -600 007.

...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 dated 11.12.2014 in BCDFGISSSV No.2137/2014 against the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu G.Saravanan, son of Gangadharan, aged about 34 years, before this Court and to set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Nirmal Kumar For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the friend of the detenu G.Saravanan, son of Gangadharan, aged about 34 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in No.BCDFGISSSV No.2137/2014, dated 11.12.2014 passed by the second respondent against his friend branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the friend of the petitioner dated 11.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1118, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 16.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 vga To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, O/o.Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai -600 007.

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

4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

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

H.C.P. No.19 of 2015 KM (CO) PSI (09.07.2015) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/