Selvi v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 01.10.2020 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN H.C.P.No.641 of 2020 Selvi ... Petitioner W/o.Jayaraj Vs

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

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore-2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Chengam PEW Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

...Respondents

PRAYER:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 13.03.2020 in D.O.No.23/2020-C2 against the petitioner husband Jayaraj, male aged 35 years, S/o.Subramani, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

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O R D E R

(Order of the court was made by N.KIRUBAKARAN, J.) The matter was heard through "Video Conference". 2.The Petitioner challenges the order of detention in D.O.No.23/2020-C2 dated 13.03.2020 detaining her husband as "BOOTLEGGER", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

3.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O. Rt.No.2037, Home, Prohibition ane Excise (XI) Department, dated 06.05.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mbi To

1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore-2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Chengam PEW Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

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