Malliga v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.06.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE PARESH UPADHYAY AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA H.C.P.NO.325 OF 2021 & CRL.M.P.NO.7790 OF 2022 Malliga .. Petitioner Vs

1. The State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.

3. The Superintendent of Police, O/o Superintendent of Police,

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

5. State, rep., by The Inspector of Police, PEW Chengalpattu Police Station, .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 08.02.2022 on the file of second respondent herein and made in proceedings CPT No.10/2022 and quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Kutty Rajendran @ Rajendran, S/o Elumalai, aged about 52 years before this Court and set the petitioner's

husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in CPT No.10/2022 dated 08.02.2022 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3585, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 14.06.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Consequently, Crl.M.P.No.7790 of 2022 is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa/48 To

1. The Secretary to the Government, State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.

3. The Superintendent of Police, O/o Superintendent of Police,

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

5. The Inspector of Police, PEW Chengalpattu Police Station,

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.325 of 2022 NRL(CO) RLP(28/06/2022)