Senthil Murugan, v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 17.11.2017 Coram THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER & THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.1454 of 2017 Senthil Murugan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.District Collector & District Magistrate Kancheepuram District Kancheepuram.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, call for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent 04.07.2017 in BCDFGISSSV No.58/2017 against the petitioner cousin son of Venkatesan, male aged 38 years S/o.Chellappan, who is confined at Central Prison Vellore, and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentran, Addl. Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by RAJIV SHAKDHER, J)

1. The petitioner is the cousin son of the detenu, namely, Venkatesan, S/o.Chellappan , male, aged about 38 years. The detenu stands detained by the second respondent by virtue of his order bearing No.58/BCDFGISSSV/2017, dated 04.07.2017, wherein, he has been held to be a "Goonda", within the meaning of Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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1.1. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the said order of detention, passed by the second respondent against the detenu has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4032, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department dated 23.08.2017; a copy of the order has also been produced.

3. The submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is closed, as the same has been rendered infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.District Collector & District Magistrate Kancheepuram District Kancheepuram.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai 5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

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