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Madras High CourtHCP/265/2018closed

Palani, Aged 60 Years, v. The State Rep. By,

2018-06-25Honourable Mrs Justice S. Ramathilagam,Honourable Dr. Justice S. Vimala2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE : 25.06.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE S.VIMALA AND THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.RAMATHILAGAM H.C.P. NO. 265 OF 2018 Palani .. Petitioner - Vs -

1. The State, rep. By Secretary to Govt. of T.N.

Dept. of Home, Prohibition & Excise Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate Vellore District, Vellore.

.. Respondents Petition filed for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records on the file of the 2nd respondent passed in detention C3/D.O. No.08/2018 relating to the detention of Prathab, S/o Palani, aged 25 years, confined in Central Prison, Vellore, and direct the respondents to produce the body of the detenu, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr. R.Sankarasubbu For Respondents : Mr. R.Prathap Kumar, APP

ORDER

(DELIVERED BY DR. S.VIMALA, J.) The present habeas corpus petition has been preferred by the petitioner challenging the detention order dated 31.01.2018 passed by the 2nd respondent in and by which the 2nd respondent detained the detenu, Prathab, S/o Palani, branding him as a 'Goonda' under Section 3 (1) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 with a view to preventing him from acting prejudicial to the interest of public health and public order.

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2. When the matter is taken up today, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submit that the detention order impugned above has been revoked by the Government. A copy of the order of revocation in G.O. Rt. No.934, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Dept., dated 12.03.2018 is produced before this Court.

3. Recording the said revocation, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition and, accordingly, this habeas corpus petition is closed.

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

1. The Secretary to Govt. of T.N.

Dept. of Home, Prohibition & Excise Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate Vellore District, Vellore.

3. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

4. The Central Prison, Vellore.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras-104.

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