Padmavathi v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.07.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.NO.270 OF 2021 Padmavathi ... Petitioner/Mother of the Detenue .Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur.

3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. State represented by The Inspector of Police, Veerapandi Police Station, Tiruppur District.

... Respondents PRAYER:- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 27.01.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo C.No.04/G/IS/2021 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son viz., Ravi @ Ravikumar, son of Marimuthu, aged about 20 years, who is now confined at the Central Prison, Coimbatore, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Govt.Advocate (Crl.Side)

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.No.04/G/IS/2021 dated 27.01.2021, detaining her son as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The learned Government Advocate (Crl.Side) reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1749, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 15.04.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur.

3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. The Inspector of Police, Veerapandi Police Station, Tiruppur District.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.NO.270 OF 2021 KV(CO) PBS/17/08/2021