Mr.Gunasekaran v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 20.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.3150/2014 Gunasekaran ..

Petitioner/ father of the detenue vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep by its Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Egmore, Chennai - 08.

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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 relating to the impugned detention order made in Memo No.1485/BDFGISSV/2014 dated 11.10.2014 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Naresh, son of Gunasekaran, Hindu, aged about 26 years, residing at No.20/16, VI Main Road, EB Colony, Adambakkam, Chenai-88, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.T.Arul For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is father of the detenu herein, viz., Naresh, aged about 26 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 11.10.2014 against his son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Piracy Act 1982 [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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 11.10.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6788, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 10.12.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary to the Government State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Egmore, Chennai - 08.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law and order) Fort St. George, Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.3150/2014 BR (CO) kk 19/5 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/