Sankar@ Ganja Sankar v. State Of Tamil Nadu

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.2812 of 2014 Sankar @ Ganja Sankar .. Petitioner/Detenue vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep by its Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai-600 008 ..

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, Sankar @ Ganja Sankar, Son of Ponnambalam, male, aged 35 years has been detained under Act 14/82 as a "Goonda" vide detention order dated 22.09.2014 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in BDFGISSV No.1336/2014 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 II, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner .. Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents .. Mr.C.Emalias,Addl.P.P.

O R D E R

The petitioner/detenu, Sankar @ Ganja Sankar, Son of Ponnambalam, aged about 35 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 22.09.2014 against the petitioner 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].

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

petitioner dated 22.09.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6045, dated 19.11.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 To

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Chennai-600 008 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai. vgi(co) krd 17/4 H.C.P.No.2812 of 2014 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/