Joseph Deva Kumar, v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.02.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.2128/2017 Joseph Deva Kumar .. Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, O/o.The Commissioner of Police (Goonda Section), Vepery, Chennai.

.. 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 of the detention order made in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V. No.605/2017 dated 28.09.2017 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, O/o. The Commissioner of Police (Goonda Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007, the second respondent herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and set the detenue Thiru Joseph Deva Kumar, S/o.Easa aged about 30 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.N.Sudharsan For Respondents.. Mr.V.M.R.Rajentran, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.) Petitioner, the detenu herein, viz., Thiru Joseph Deva Kumar, S/o.Easa aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V. No.605/2017 dated 28.09.2017 against branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 28.09.2017, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5863, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 12.12.2017 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vrc To 1.The Secretary to Government of Tamilnadu, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, O/o.The Commissioner of Police (Goonda Section), Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public Law and Order Department, Fort.ST.George, Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.2128/2017 NRI(CO) GN(27/02/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/