Anandhan v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 08.09.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN H.C.P.No.426 of 2020 Anandhan ... Petitioner Vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary to the Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to his uncle's detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 10.02.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C3/D.O.NO.05/2020 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce his uncle namely Thulasi son of Kuppusamy, aged 39 years before this Court and set his uncle at liberty from detention, now his uncle detained at Central Prison, Vellore.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellapan For Respondents: Mr. R. Prathap Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN.J.,) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". 2.The Petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in No. C3/D.O.NO.05/2020 dated 10.02.2020 detaining his uncle as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.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.1423, Home, Prohibition ane Excise (IX) Department, dated 16.03.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To

1. The Secretary to the Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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

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

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Vellore H.C.P.No.426 of 2020 PP(CO) SP(07/10/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/