Narayanan v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.04.2016

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM HCP.No.3020 of 2015 Narayanan ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government Department of Consumer Affairs Government of India, "Krishi Bhavan"

New Delhi 110 001.

2.The Secretary to the Government Co operation Food & Consumer Protection Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3.The District Collector & District Magistrate Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the third respondent dated 28.10.2015 in D.O.No.84/2015/M6 against the petitioner son Venkatesh, male aged 31 years S/o Narayanan 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.S.Arockiam CGSC for R1 Mr.A.N.Thambi Durai Additional Public Prosecutor for RR2 and 3 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the court was delivered by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu, viz., Venkatesh, son of Narayanan, aged 31 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 3rd respondent dated 28.10.2015 against his son branding him as a "Black Marketer" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 3rd respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 28.10.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.558 dated 14.12.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// gms Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to the Government Department of Consumer Affairs Government of India, "Krishi Bhavan"

New Delhi 110 001.

2.The Secretary to the Government Co operation Food & Consumer Protection Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

3.The District Collector & District Magistrate Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

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