N.Gnanasundari v. The District Collector Cum District Magistrate

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.06.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 169 of 2019 N.Gnanasundari ... Petitioner/Mother of the Detenue -vs1.The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Villupuram, Villupuram District.

2.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the order of the first respondent dated 18.12.2018 in RC.No.C2/35930/2018 detaining the detenu Neshanth @ Uthiramoorthy, S/o.Nandhakumar, aged 24 years, as BOOTLEGGER under Tamil Nadu 14/1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the said detenu now detained in the Central Prison, Cuddalore before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Srinivas For Respondents:

Mr.C.Iyyapparaj Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention dated 18.12.2018 in R.C.No.C2/35930/2018, detaining her son as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.422 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 07.02.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rst To:

1.The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Villupuram, Villupuram District.

2.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai - 9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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