Askar Ali, Aged 52 Years, v. State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.1157 of 2018 Askar Ali ... Petitioner -Vs1.

State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.

The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the order of detention NO.303/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated, 07/05/2018 passed by the 2nd respondent and to quash the same and also to direct the detenu Thowfik Ali, S/O.Syed Ahamed, aged 35 years who is presently detained in the Central Prison II, Puzhal, Chennai to be produced before this Hon`ble court and set at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents:

Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the father-in-law of the detenu herein, viz., Thowfik Ali, son of Syed Ahamed, aged 35 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in No.303/BCDFGISSSV/2018, dated 07.05.2018 against his son-in-law branding him as a "DRUG OFFENDER" under the Tamil Nadu https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son-in-law of the petitioner herein dated 07.05.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.2563, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 18.06.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1157 of 2018 kj[co] srg 20/11/2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/