Tmt.N.Duvaraga v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN H.C.P.No.460/2015 NN.Duvaraga ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Food & Consumer Protection Department 2nd Floor, Namkkal Kavingar Maligai Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The District Magistrate & District Collector Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Secretary to Government Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution, [Department of Consumer Affairs] Room No.270, Krish Bhavan, New Delhi 110001.

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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 in connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 21.01.2015 in C3.D.O.No.08/2015 against the petitioner's husband Narayanan, son of Ramanathan, aged about 52 years, 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.V.Parthiban For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP For R3 ..

Mr.V.Parivallal, SCGSC

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is wife of the detenu herein, viz., Narayanan, son of Ramanathan, aged about 52 years has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 21.01.2015 against her husband branding him as a "Black Marketeer" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act 1980 [Act 7 of 1980]. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 21.01.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.107, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection [E3] Department dated 13.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said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/- Asst.Registrar (CO) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary to Government Food & Consumer Protection Department 2nd Floor, Namkkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Chennai. 2.The District Magistrate & District Collector, Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Secretary to Government Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, [Department of Consumer Affairs], Room No.270, Krish Bhavan, New Delhi 110001.

4.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 5.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Vellore. H.C.P.No.460/2015 JSV (CO) kk 21/5