R.Indhira v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 27.08.2021 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE R.N.MANJULA H.C.P.No.604 of 2021 R.Indhira W/o.Raja .. Petitioner Vs.
1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.
3.The Superintendent of Police, 4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.
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5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Crime Police Station, .. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent pertaining to the order made in C3/D.O.No.28/2021 dated 25.03.2021 in detaining the detenu under 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982, as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Ranjith Kumar S/o.Raja, aged about 25 years, who is detained at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner :
Mr.G.Nirmal Krishnan For Respondents :
Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Government Advocate [Crl.side] *****
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J] The petitioner is the mother of the detenu viz., Ranjith Kumar S/o.Raja, aged about 25 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C3/D.O.No.28/2021 dated 25.03.2021, holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 2/4
14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.
2. Learned Government Advocate [Crl.side] would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in C3/D.O.No.28/2021 dated 25.03.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.2558, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 09.06.2021 and produced a copy of the said order. In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.
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P.N.PRAKASH, J and R.N.MANJULA, J gm To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore - 9.
3.The Superintendent of Police, 4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.
5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Crime Police Station, 6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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