Meena v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.08.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI H.C.P.No.292 of 2020 Smt.Meena ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District .

...Respondents

PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 25.01.2020 in Memo No.B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.04 of 2020 against son of the petitioner Suresh, M/A, 25 Son of Murugan, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Saranraj.

For Respondents: Mr. R.Prathap Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". 2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.04 of 2020 dated 25.01.2020 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt. No.1442, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 16.03.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ay To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanchipuram, Kanchipuram District .

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

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