Rajendiran v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.691/2015 Rajendiran ... Petitioner vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu Rep.by Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's brother Anbarasu son of Chidambaram, M/A 45 years, has been detained under Act 14/82 as a Goonda vide detention order dated 17.12.2014 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in BDFGISSV No.2214/2014, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Rajavelu For RR 1 & 2 : Mr.M.Maharaja, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is the brother of the detenu herein, viz., Anbarasu son of Chidambaram, M/A 45 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

respondent dated 17.12.2014 against his brother branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Piracy Act 1982 [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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the brother of the petitioner herein dated 17.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1445, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 27.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(L.A) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AP To

1. The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

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

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

H.C.P.No.691/2015 VP(CO) CA(05/08/2015) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/