S.Ramya v. The District Collector And District Magistrate,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.239 of 2020 S.Ramya ... Petitioner Vs

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2. The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

... 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 of the 1st respondent herein concerned in C2/753/2020 dated 13.01.2020 quashing the same, directing the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the detenu by name K.Sridhar male aged 39 years, S/o.Krishnamoorthy, before this Court and setting him at liberty now detained in Central Prison, Cuddalore.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthil.

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". https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C2/753/2020 dated 13.01.2020 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

3.The learned Counsel for the Petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this petition as the Government has already revoked the detention order passed against the detenu. 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.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.799, Home, Prohibition ane Excise (XIV) Department, dated 17.02.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. -s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

2. The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

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

5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public (law and order) Fort. St. George Chennai 9.

H.C.P.No.239 of 2020 BR(CO) SP(01/10/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/