Raihanabanu v. The Additional Secretary To Government Of India,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Raihanabanu ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Secretary to the Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavignar Maligai, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate, 4.The Superintendent of Police,

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore, 6.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies CID, Pollachi Unit, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the detention order passed by the third respondent made in his proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.03/BM/2025 dated 16.02.2025 in detaining the detention under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980) as a "Black Marketeer" and quash the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's brother namely Thoufiq, S/o.Syed Mohammed, aged 39 years, (who is presently undergoing detention in the Central Prison, Coimbatore) before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Arun Kumar For R1 : Mr.K.Ramanamoorthy Senior Panel Counsel For R2 to R6 : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S. RAMESH, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.71, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 17.03.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

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To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Secretary to the Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavignar Maligai, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.The District Collector and District Magistrate, 4.The Superintendent of Police, 5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbatore, 6.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies CID, Pollachi Unit, 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

8.The Joint Secretary, Public (Law & Order), Chennai - 600 009.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

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