David v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 14.07.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.483 of 2015 David ... Petitioner -v1. State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by the Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

...Respondents

Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in Memo No.37/2015 on the file of the second respondent and to quash the order of detention dated 28.01.2015 and to direct the production of the detenu detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, under the Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and to set the detenu Nepoliyen, S/o. David, male, aged 35 years, son of David at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Senthil Kumaran For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu Nepoliyen, male, aged 35 years, son of David, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in Memo No.37/BCDFGISSSV/2015 dated 28.01.2015 passed by the second respondent against his son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 28.01.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1871, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 13.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(CS-IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kkd To

1. The Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.

3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai 600 066.

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

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

H.C.P. No.483 of 2015 PPA (CO) PSI (28.07.2015) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/