Shantho v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.04.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN H.C.P.No.3423 of 2014 Shanthi .. Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of t he Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records connected with the order of the second respondent herein concerned in Memo No.1654/BDFGISSV/2014 dated 30.10.2014 and quash the order of detention passed therein by the second respondent herein against the detenu and directing the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the detenu by name Senthilkumar, son of Muniyandi aged about 32 years, now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and setting him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner .. Mr.S.Sasikumar For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is mother of the detenu herein, viz., Senthilkumar, son of Muniyandi, aged about 32 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 30.10.201414.11.2014 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 30.10.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.7190, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Department dated 22.12.2014 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/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar paa To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

3.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. 4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order) Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. H.C.P.No.3423/2014 jp(co) pmk.21.5.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/