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Madras High CourtHCP/187/2024dismissed as infructuous

Selvi v. The Secretary To The Govenrment

2024-06-11Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.06.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN H.C.P.No.187 of 2024 Selvi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Police Station, Vellore District.

... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 10.01.2024 in C3/D.O.No.02/2024 against the petitioner's son Manikandan @ Thakkali Mani, Male, aged about 26 years, S/o.Kumar, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C. Aravind

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND SUNDER MOHAN , J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.885, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 15.02.2024, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

[M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 11.06.2024 Index: Yes/No Sni To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Police Station, Vellore District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Sni H.C.P.No.187 of 2024 11.06.2024