Chennammal v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 22.06.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.194 of 2015 Chennammal

...Petitioner

-v1.The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

...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 records of the detention made in D.O. No.01/2015-C2 dated 11.01.2015 passed by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai, the second respondent herein and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and to set the detenu Pandu, son of Subbarayan, aged about 38 years, now confined in Central Prison, Vellore at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Balakrishnan 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 wife of the detenu Pandu, son of Subbarayan, aged about 38 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in D.O. No.01/2015-C2 dated 11.01.2015 passed by the second respondent against her husband

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]. 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 11.01.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1717, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 09.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 State of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

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

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

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

H.C.P. No.194 of 2015 AK (CO) PSI (02.07.2015)