Saraswathi v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 22.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.3269 of 2014 Saraswathi .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai.

.. Respondents Prayer:- This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 27.10.2014 in BDFGISSV No.1583/2014 against the petitioner's husband, the detenu herein, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu , Manimaran, son of Thangaraj, aged about 25 years, before this Court and to set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.D.O.Kaviyanathan For Respondents :

Mr.M.Maharaja Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Manimaran, son of Thangaraj, aged about 25 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 27.10.2014 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 [ Act 7 of 1980].

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 27.10.2014 has been revoked by the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Government in G.O. [Rt] No.6853, Home, Prohibition & Excise (X) Department dated 12.12.2014 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 (CS V ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar vsi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai. 4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. HCP.No.3269 of 2014 ALA (CO) kk 8/5 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/