L.Ramachandran, 31 Years v. The Principal Secretary To

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.10.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.1189 of 2018 L.Ramachandran ... Petitioner/Son of detenue -Vs1.

The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department (XVI), Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.

The District Magistrate and District Collector, Salem District, Salem ... 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 C.M.P.No.21/B.L.A/C2/2018 dated, 11.06.2018 in detaining the detenu under Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982 as "Bootlegger" and quash the same and further direct the 2nd respondent to produce the said detenu, namely, Loganathan, S/o.Duraisamy, aged about 58 years who is detained at Central Prison, Salem before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Veerasekaran 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 son of the detenu herein, viz., Loganathan, son of Duraisamy, aged 58 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in C.M.P.No.21/B.L.A/C2/2018, dated 11.06.2018 against his father branding him as a "BOOTLEGGER" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the father of the petitioner herein dated 11.06.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.3158, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIV] Department dated 30.07.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(CCC) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar srn To 1.

The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department (XVI), Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.

The District Magistrate and District Collector, Salem District, Salem

3. Th Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem. H.C.P.No.1189 of 2018 SJ(CO) GMY(29/11/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/