R.Sasikumar v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.256 of 2020 R.Sasikumar ... Petitioner/ brother of detenue Vs 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Inspector of Police, J-11, Kannagi Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

...Respondents

PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in the Memo No.BCDFGISSSV No.04/2020 dated 06.01.2020 against the petitioner's brother the detenu R.Selvakumar, Son of Rathinam, aged 36 years, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj.

For Respondents: Mr. R. Prathap Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". 2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.BCDFGISSSV No.04/2020 dated 06.01.2020 detaining his brother as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.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.892, Home, Prohibition ane Excise (X) Department, dated 20.02.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ay To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Inspector of Police, J-11, Kannagi Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai.

5.The Joint Secretary Public(Law & Order) Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

H.C.P.No.256 of 2020 RSK(CO) CB(10/11/2020)