Malar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

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.260/2015 Malar ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Department of Prohibition & Excise [Home] Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City Police, Commissioner Office Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

3.The Inspector of Police N3 Muthialpet Police Station Chennai.

.. 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 relating to the impugned order in BDFGISSV No.2184/2014 dated 16.12.2014 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Gopi @ Kakkathope Gopi, son of Anbu, aged about 36 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.Ilayaraja Kandasamy For RR 1 to 3 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is mother of the detenu herein, viz., Gopi @ Kakkathope Gopi, son of Anbu, aged about 36 years has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 16.12.2014 against her son 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 16.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1237, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 20.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 AP To 1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Department of Prohibition & Excise [Home] Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City Police, Commissioner Office Egmore, Chennai 600 008.

3.The Inspector of Police N3 Muthialpet Police Station, Chennai.

4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. 5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 6.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George,Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.260/2015 ala(co) pmk.21.7.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/