Sridhar v. State Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.03.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. SENTHILKUMAR Sridhar ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Salem, Salem District.

5.State rep. by its, The Inspector of Police, Tiruvannamalai West Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records relating to the petitioner's son's detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 09.12.2024 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings D.O.No.66/2024-C2, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely Ashwin, S/o.Sridhar, aged 22 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Salem.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.M.Sylvester John

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S. RAMESH, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.350, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 24.01.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

[M.S.R, J.] [N.S, J.] 10.03.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvannamalai District.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Salem, Salem District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Tiruvannamalai West Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7.The Joint Secretary, Public (Law & Order), Chennai - 600 009.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and N. SENTHILKUMAR, J.

Sni 10.03.2025