Govindammal v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.310/2015 Govindammal ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Prohibition & Excise Department St George Fort, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Poonamallee High Road, Vepery Chennai 600 007.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling upon the production of the records relating to the detention order dated 29.12.2014 made in detention order in Memo NO.2286/BDFGISSV/2014 passed by the 2nd respondent herein, quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son Suresh @ Olli Suresh, son of Palli Thiruna @ Thirunavukarasu, aged about 30 years, branded as Goonda and now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner .. Mr.C.V.Kumar For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is mother of the detenu herein, viz., B.Suresh @ Olli Suresh, son of Palli Thiruna @ Thirunavukarasu, aged 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 29.12.2014 against her son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Piracy Act 1982 [Act 14 of 1982]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 29.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1619, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 05.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

-s/dAssistant Registrar(CSV) date:27/07/2015 True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ap To 1.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police O/o.The Commissioner of Police [goondas Section], Egmore, Chennai 600008.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. 5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & order) fort st.George, Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.310/2015 scd(co) aa28/07/2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/