Induja v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17.06.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 479 of 2019 Induja ... Petitioner/Wife of the Detenue -vs1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 18.02.2019 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings R.C.No.C2/3469/2019, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Viji, S/o.Arumugam, aged 25 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Cuddalore.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents :

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention dated 18.02.2019 in R.C.No.C2/3469/2019 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1081 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 26.03.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rst To:

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

4. The Joint Secretary, Public, Law & Order, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai - 600 009.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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