Manickam, Male Aged 52 Years v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.12.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER And THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.1919 of 2017 Manickam ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.District Collector & District Magistrate, Kancheepuram District, Kancheepuram.

... Respondents Prayer:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent 12.09.2017 in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.83/2017 against the petitioner son Arun @ Arunkumar, Male aged 24 yeas S/o.Manickam, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the

respondents to produce the detenu before the Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Senthilvel For Respondents :

Mr.V.M.R.Rajentran Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by RAJIV SHAKDHER, J.]

1. The petitioner is the father of the detenu, namely, Arun, alias, Arunkumar, S/o.Manickam, male, aged about 24 years. The detenu stands detained by the second respondent by virtue of his order bearing BCDFGISSSV No.83/2017 dated 12.09.2017, wherein, he has been held to be a "Goonda", within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

1.1. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submits that the said order of detention, passed by the second respondent against the son of the petitioner has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5328, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department dated 01.11.2017; a copy of the order has also been produced.

3. The submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, is taken on record. Accordingly, the petition is closed, as the same has been rendered infructuous.

[R.S.A.,J.] [N.S.K.,J.] 22.12.2017 Speaking Order/ Non Speaking Order Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No pri To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

RAJIV SHAKDHER, J.

And N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

pri H.C.P.No.1919 of 2017 22.12.2017