Muthulakshmi v. Government Of Tamil Nadu

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.291 of 2020 Muthulakshmi ... Petitioner Vs 1.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Additional Chief Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

3.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli.

...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 relating to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 25.12.2019, vide Cr.M.P.No.43/2019 against detenu Sudhakar, son of Govindaraj, aged about 39 years, and quash the same consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the detenu who has been now detained under Act 14 of 1982 in Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.J.Karuppiah.

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". https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Cr.M.P.No.43/2019 dated 25.12.2019 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.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.807, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 17.02.2020 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.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. By its Additional Chief Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Ariyalur District, Ariyalur.

3.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Tiruchirapalli.

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

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

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