Jameel v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01.07.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice S.VAIDYANATHAN and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA Jameel .. Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
4.State represented by The Inspector of Police, D-4, Kuniyamuthur Police Station, Coimbatore District.
.. Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the petitioner's brother detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 21.01.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo C.No.04/G/IS/2022, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's brother viz., I. ZAHIR HUSSAIN, S/o.Ismail, aged 29 years, before this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
S.VAIDYANATHAN, J.
AND A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo C.No.04/G/IS/2022 dated 21.01.2022 detaining his brother as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1813, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 04.04.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.
(S.V.N., J.) (A.D.J.C., J.) 01.07.2022 Index: Yes/No nsd
To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
4.State represented by The Inspector of Police, D-4, Kuniyamuthur Police Station, Coimbatore District.
5.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
S.VAIDYANATHAN, J.
and A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.
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