M.Shanthi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.282/2015 M.Shanthi ..

Petitioner vs.

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

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

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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 in BDFIGSSV No.2166/2014 dated 15.12.2014 against the detenu Kattan Mohan, son of Rangasamy, aged about 37 years, who is now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.G.Ashok Kumar For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is brother of the detenu herein, viz., Kattan Mohan, son of Rangasamy, aged about 37 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 15.12.2014 against her brother 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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the brother of the petitioner herein dated 15.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1107, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 16.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Asst.Registrar (CS III ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. H.C.P.No.282/2015 GP (CO) kk 28/7 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/