Janaki v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 11.06.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 307 of 2019 Janaki ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 26.01.2019 in his office Ref.C3.D.O.No.11/2019 against the petitioner's husband by name Thiru.Arul, S/o.Krishnan, aged about 36 years, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the above said detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.E.Kannadasan For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention dated 26.01.2019 in Ref.C3.D.O.No.11/2019, detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.738 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 28.02.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rst To:

1.The Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Home Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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