Vijayalakshmi v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.06.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Vijayalakshmi ... Petitioner/mother of the detenue Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore-18.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Central prison-Coimbatore,

4.State rep. by its The Inspector of Police, C-1, Kattoor Police Station, ... Respondents Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's son detention under Tamil nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 06.02.2024 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo C.No.05/G/IS/2024, quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely V.Ranjith Guru @ Kumki, S/o.Velusamy, aged 28 years, before this Court and set him at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore. For Petitioner :

Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C.Aravind

O R D E R

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner is the mother of the detenu viz., V.Ranjith Guru @ Kumki, S/o.Velusamy, aged 28 years, detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 06.02.2024 slapped on her son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982]. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner's son, dated 06.02.2024 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.1474, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 13.03.2024 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as the same has become infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 20.06.2024 Anu Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore-18.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Central prison-Coimbatore, 4.The Inspector of Police, C-1, Kattoor Police Station,

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

Anu 20.06.2024