Amulu 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. 2413 of 2015 Amulu ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City.

... 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 07.09.2015 in Memo No.882/BCDFGISSSV/2015 against petitioner's husband, Adikkalam, male aged 36 years S/o Annamalai, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthilvel For Respondents : Mr.A.N.Thambidurai Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.JAICHANDREN, J.] The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu, Adaikkalam, Son of Annamalai, aged about 36 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 07.09.2015 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 07.09.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6774, dated 28.10.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gms To 1.The Secretary to the Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, chennai.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.2413 of 2015 KJI(CO) CA(21.03.2016) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/