Sukumar v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.361/2015 Sukumar ..Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police Salem City.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison, Salem-7.

..Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's son Mani @ Manikandan, age 24 years, son of Sukumar, presently detained in Central Prison, Salem, under Act 14/1982 as a Goonda vide the detention order dated 17.01.2015 in CMP NO.8/Goonda/Salem City/2015 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein, directing to produce body or the person of the detenu before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Salem by setting aside the above order.

For Petitioner .. Mr.B.Vasudevan For RR 1 to 3 .. 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., Mani @ Manikandan, age 24 years, son of Sukumar, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 17.01.2015 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].

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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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 17.01.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1862, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIV] Department dated 13.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary to Government State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police Salem City.

3.The Superintendent Central Prison, Salem-7.

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

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