Valarmathi v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 7.3.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU H.C.P.No.2420 of 2015 Valarmathi ..

Petitioner Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu rep by its Secretary to the Government Home Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records relating to petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 28.8.2015 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in proceedings No.824/2015 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's son namely Ramesh @ Onan Ramesh son of Rajagopal aged 27 years before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now petitioner's son detained at Central Prison II, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents : Mr.A.N.Thambi Durai 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, Ramesh @ Onan Ramesh, son of Rajagopal, aged 27 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 28.8.2015 against her son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual 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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 28.8.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6532, dated 16.10.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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. -s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The Secretary to the Government State of Tamil Nadu Home Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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