Jayalakshmi v. The Secretary To Government

In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Dated: 30.03.2015 Coram:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE K.B.K.VASUKI H.C.P.No.2732 of 2014 Jayalakshmi .. Petitioner vs.

1.State rep. By The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai-8 ..

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 leading to the detention of the petitioner's son, Parthasarathy, Son of Gowrieswaaran, male, aged 24 years has been detained under Act 14/82 as a "Goonda" vide detention order dated 02.09.2014 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in BDFGISSV No.1116/2014 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner .. Mr.G.Gubindhiran For Respondents .. Mr.C.Emalias,Addl.P.P.

O R D E R

The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu, Parthasarathy, Son of Gowrieswaaran, aged about 24 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 02.09.2014 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].

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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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 02.09.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5524, dated 31.10.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar vsi To

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai-8 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law and order) Fort Saint George, Chennai H.C.P.No.2732 of 2014 SV (CO) kk 16/4 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/