M.Sekar v. The 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.321/2015 M.Sekar .. Petitioner vs.

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

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Chennai 600 008.

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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records relating to the detenu's detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in his order No.2267/2014 dated 29.12.2014 approved by the 1st respondent and set aside the same and produce the detenu Sukumar @ Moonumudi Sukumar, aged 28 years, son of M.Sekar, now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.C.C.Chellappan For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is father of the detenu herein, viz., Sukumar @ Moonumudi Sukumar, aged 28 years, son of M.Sekar, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 29.12.2014 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

against his 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].

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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 29.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1617, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 05.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.

Sd/- Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar AP To

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

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Chennai 600 008.

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

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

H.C.P.No.321/2015 nm[co] srg 27.07 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/