Madras High CourtHCP/2318/2017closed

Ganga, Female Aged 28 Years v. The Secretary To The

2018-03-05Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar,Honourable Mr Justice C. T. Selvam2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.03.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.2318/2017 Ganga ..

Petitioner vs.

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

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate Vellore District, Vellore-9.

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 2nd respondent 20.11.2017 in C3.D.O.No.122/2017 against the petitioner husband Jagadeesan, Male aged 36 years son of Venkatesan, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore, and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents.. Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.) Petitioner, wifeof the detenu herein, viz., Jagadeesan, son of Venkatesan, aged 36 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 20.11.2017 against her husband branding him as a "Bootlegger" 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of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 20.11.2017, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.144 Home, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 12.01.2018 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.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-V) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate Vellore District, Vellore-9.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore. H.C.P.No.2318/2017 NRI(CO) SP(23/03/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/