G.Manjula v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.02.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN H.C.P. No.2360 of 2015 G.Manjula ... Petitioner -Vs1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

... 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 entire records relating to petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 26.08.2015 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings No.C2/17060/2015 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's husband namely Govindasamy, son of Raja, aged 38 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Cuddalore. For Petitioner :

Mr.C.C.Chellappan 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, who is the wife of the detenu Govindasamy, son of Raja, aged 38 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in proceedings No.C2/17060/2015 dated 26.08.2015 passed by the second respondent against her https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 26.08.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6501, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIV] Department dated 16.10.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(J) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vga To 1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Cuddalore.

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