Gayathri v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30.3.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE K.B.K.VASUKI H.C.P.No.2841 of 2014 Gayathri ... Petitioner vs.

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, 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 in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 30.9.2014 in BDFGISSV No.1400/BDFGISSV/2014 against the husband of the petitioner detenue Venkatesh @ Muttai Venkatesh M/A 30, s/o.Thangamani, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu For Respondents :

Mr.C.Emalias,Addl.P.P.

O R D E R

The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu, Venkatesh @ Muttai Venkatesh, son of Thangamani, aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the 2nd respondent dated 30.9.2014 against her husband 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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 30.9.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6081, dated 19.11.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsi/lan To

1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police,Chennai

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.

4. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

H.C.P.No.2841 of 2014 GP(CO) CA(13/05/2015) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/