Ponni v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.03.2016

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANANARAYANAN H.C.P.No. 2410 of 2015 Ponni ..

Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

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Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 27.08.2015 in BDFGISSV No.803/2015 against petitioner's son, the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Ravindran, S/o Jammbu, aged about 26 years before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Nirmal Kumar For Respondents : Mr.A.N.Thambidurai Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.JAICHANDREN, J.] The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu, Ravindran, Son of Jammbu, aged about 26 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 27.08.2015 against her son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 27.08.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6504, dated 16.10.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS VII ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar gms To 1.The Secretary to Govt., Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St.George Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

3. The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai

4. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law and order) Fort Saint George, Chennai 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

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