S.Lalitha v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 06.09.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Ms.JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA H.C.P.No.565 of 2020 S.Lalitha .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2. The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police Vepery, Chenani-8.

3. Union of India Rep. by its Secretary Ministry of Commerce & Industry New Delhi

4. The Chief Controller of Explosives Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) " A" Block, CGO Complex 5th Floor, Seminary Hills Nagpur (R3&R4 are suo motu impleaded vide order dt.16.07.2020 in Crl.M.P.No.4166/2020 in HCP.No.565/2020)

5. The Director General of Police Mylapore, Chennai (R5 is suo motu impleaded vide order dt.23.07.2020 in HCP Nos.565 & 589/2020)

6. M/s.Thenpandian Auto Gas Rep. by its General Manager V. Kannan Having office at 34B, Velacherry Main Road Rajakilpakkam, Chennai-73

7. M/s.Green Auto Gas Rep. by its Manager Having Office at No. 402/812, Anna Salai Nandanam, Chennai-35 (R6&R7 are impleaded vide order dt.30.07.2020 in Crl.M.P.No.4644/2020 in HCP.No.565/2020)

8. M/s.Confidence Petroleum India Limited 404, Satyam Apartments 8, Wardha Road, Dhantoli, Nagpur-440 012

9. M/s.Indian Oil Corporation Limited Indian Oil Bhawan, Uthamar Gandhi Road 139, Nungambakkam High Road Chennai-34

10. M/s.Indian Oil Petronas Pvt. Limited 143, Athipattu Village NCTPS Main Road Chennai-120

11. M/s.Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Office of General Manager - South Zone Thalamuthu Natarajan Building - 4th Floor 8 - Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore Chennai-8

12. M/s.Nayara Energy Limited (Formerly Essar Oil) 58, New Avadi Road Thandavaraya, Kilpauk Chennai-10 (R8 to R12 are suo motu impleaded vide order dt.30.07.2020 in HCP.No.565/2020 and 589/2020) .. Respondents

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the order of the 2nd respondent in No.129/BCDFGISSSV/2020 dated 21.02.2020 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband viz., K.L.Sivakumar, Male, aged 47 years, S/o.K.G.Loganathan, presently detained and kept in custody at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Soundar Vijay Arulram for Mr.A.Edwin Prabakar For R1,R2 & R5 : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) For R3 and R4 : Mr.P.G.Santhosh Kumar For R6 and R7 : Mr.M.Guruprasad For R8,R10&R11 : No appearance For R9 & R12 : M/s.AAV Partners

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] It is seen that the detention order dated 21.02.2020, challenging which, this habeas corpus petition was filed, has already been set aside by this Court on 05.08.2020. In view of the above, nothing survives for adjudication in this habeas corpus petition and the same is accordingly closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gya

To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police Vepery, Chenani-8.

3.The Secretary Union of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry New Delhi 4.The Chief Controller of Explosives Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) " A" Block, CGO Complex 5th Floor, Seminary Hills Nagpur 5.The Director General of Police Mylapore, Chennai 6.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras +1cc to Mr.Guruprasad, Advocate, S.R.No.44822 H.C.P.No.565 of 2020 RLD(CO) SB(13/10/2021)