Thangam@Sasikumar v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.06.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No. 591 of 2019 Thangam @ Sasikumar ... Petitioner/Brother of Detenue -vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent dated 13.03.2019 in Memo No.C3/D.O.No.22/2019 against the petitioner brother Manikandan, Male aged 24 years, S/o.Palani, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents:

Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention dated 13.03.2019 in C3/D.O.No.22/2019 detaining his brother as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1437 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 25.04.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rst To:

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

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

4. The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public (Law & Order) Fort St George, Chennai.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras H.C.P. No. 591 of 2019 VG II(CO) GMY(10/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/