Katta Leela v. The Secretary To The Government,

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.247 of 2020 Smt.Katta Leela ... Petitioner Vs

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

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Greater Chennai, 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 order of Detention passed by the 2nd respondent 31.12.2019 in Memo No.901/BCDFGISSSV/2019 against the husband of the petitioner Rajesh @ Angle Rajesh, M/A, 37 years, Son of Venkatesan, who is confined at Central Prison, Cuddalore, and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Saranraj.

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 Conferencing". 2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.901/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 31.12.2019 detaining her husband as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.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.803, Home, Prohibition ane Excise (XIII) 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 Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

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

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