Essthar, F/A.21 Years v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.03.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.No.2480 of2017 Essthar .. Petitioner vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu Rep. By The Secretary to Government, Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home), Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Greater Chennai, Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records relating the Impugned order in No.768/BCDFGISSSV/2017 dated 11.12.2017 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenue Saravanan @ Saran, Son of Palani, aged about 24 years now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. No appearance For Respondents.. Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.) Petitioner, the wife of the detenu herein, viz., Thiru Saravanan @ Saran, Son of Palani, aged about 24 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent in Memo No.768/BCDFGISSSV/2017 dated 11.12.2017 against 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, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 12.01.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.126, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 12.01.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vrc To 1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home), Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City Police, Greater Chennai, Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

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

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

H.C.P.No.2480 of 2017 NRK(CO) TR(05/04/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/