Mythili v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN H.C.P.No.330 of 2025 Mythili ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police Salem City Salem District 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison - Salem Salem District 4.State rep. by its The Inspector of Police Hasthampatty Police Station Salem District (Crime No.4/2025) ... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 22.01.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C.M.P.No.2/Goonda/Salem City/2025, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely SURENDAR @ GOPI@ GOPINATH, S/o.Anandan, aged 26 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Salem.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.873, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 21.02.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

[M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 09.06.2025 kas Index : Yes / No To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police Salem City Salem District 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison - Salem Salem District 4.The Inspector of Police Hasthampatty Police Station Salem District (Crime No.4/2025) 5.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai 600 104

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

kas H.C.P.No.330 of 2025 09.06.2025