Saranya v. The Secretary To Government

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.3439 of 2014 Saranya ... Petitioner vs.

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

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

... 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 records in connection the order of Detention passed by the second respondent dated 16.11.2014 in BCDFGISSSV No.1859/2014 against the husband of the petitioner Ashokkumar, aged about 30, son of Billy, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, and to set aside the same and consequently, direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu For RR 1 & 2 :

Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is wife of the detenu herein, viz., Ashok Kumar, son of Billy, aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 16.11.2014 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].

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 16.11.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.401, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 19.01.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar paa To

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

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

3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

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