Sathiyanathan v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 01.02.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN H.C.P. No.2192 of 2015 Sathiyanathan ... Petitioner -v1.The State of Tamilnadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, O/o.The Commissioner of Police, 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 calling for the entire records relating to the impugned order of detention passed by the second respondent in BCDFGISSSV No.526/2015 dated 13.07.2015 and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the body or corpus of the detenu Sathiyanathan, son of Gnanadoss, aged about 50 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Ms.S.S.Jhothi Vani For Respondents:

Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner/detenu Sathiyanathan, son of Gnanadoss, aged about 50 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in BCDFGISSSV No.526/2015 dated 13.07.2015 passed by the second respondent against him and branding him as a "Goonda" 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]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against him dated 13.07.2015, has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5240, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 17.08.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 the State of Tamilnadu, (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

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