Thangamani v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated: 09.03.2015 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE K.B.K.VASUKI H.C.P.No.2399 of 2014 Thangamani .. Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Govt., Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St.George Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 22.08.2014 in BDFGISSV No.1045/2014 against petitioner's son, the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Parthiban, S/o Bakkirisamy, aged about 25 years before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.T.V.Somasundaram For Respondents .. Mr.C.Emalias,Addl.P.P.

O R D E R

The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu, Parthiban, Son of Bakkirisamy, aged about 25 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 22.08.2014 against her son branding him as a "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]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 22.08.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5242, dated 20.10.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gms To 1.The Secretary to Govt., Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St.George Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai Vepery, Chennai 600 007.

3. The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. 4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & order Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

H.C.P.No.2399 of 2014 TM(CO) Eu 24.03.15 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/