Kanmani v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.246/2015 Kanmani ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government 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 Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 26.12.2014 in BDFGISSV No.2258/2014 against the petitioner's husband the detenu herein now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Thiru Desappan, son of Panneerselvam, aged about 42 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.A.Nirmal Kumar For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is wife of the detenu herein, viz., Deepan, son of Panneerselvam, aged about 42 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 26.12.2014 against her husband 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 Piracy Act 1982 [Act 14 of 1982].

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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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 26.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1615, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 05.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 True Copy Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. Vd(co) krd 20/7 H.C.P.No.246/2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/