Latha v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 21.07.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.761 of 2015 Latha ... Petitioner -v1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department (Home), Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

.. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent in Memo No.70/BCDFGISSSV/2015 dated 03.02.2015 against the petitioner's son David @ Bowl David, Son of late Sampath, male, aged about 31 years and now he was confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the body of detenu before this Court and to set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Rajavelu For Respondents:

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu David @ Bowl David, Son of late Sampath, aged about 31 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in BCDFGISSSV No.70/2015, dated 03.02.2015 passed by the second respondent against her son 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 Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 03.02.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1969, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 17.03.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Asst.Registrar (J) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar kal To 1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department (Home), Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

H.C.P. No.761 of 2015 ca(co) kra(06/08) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/