Vanitha v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 09.06.2015

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P. No.3503 of 2014 Vanitha ... Petitioner -v1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9 2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent in No.1716/BCDFGISSV/2014 dated 06.11.2014 and to quash the same and consequently to produce the detenu Manivannan @ Ganja Mani, S/o.Sankar, aged about 24 years, before this Court, now he is detained at the Central Prison, Puzhal and to release and to set him liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.M.R.Senthilkumar For Respondents:

Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Manivannan @ Ganja Mani, S/o.Sankar, aged about 24 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order in No.1716/BCDFGISSV/2014 dated 06.11.2014 passed by the second respondent 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 Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 06.11.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.7203, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 22.12.2014 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.

vga -s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9 2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104.

4.The superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai kji(co) prk30/6 H.C.P. No.3503 of 2014 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/