Gandhimathi v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 16.06.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.3546/2014 Gandhimathi .. Petitioner/Mother of the detenue vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai-600 008.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in connection with the detention order passed by the second respondent in BCDFGISSV No.1860/2014 against the son of the petitioner Bell @ Kamalakannan, aged about 24 years, Son of Govindasamy, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and to quash the same and conseuqnetly, direct the respondents herein to produce the detenu befre this Court and to set him at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu For Respondents .. 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., Kamalakannan, aged about 24 years, S/o.Govindasamy, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 16.11.2014 against her son 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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 19.01.2015 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.405, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 19.01.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kal To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai-600 008.

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai-66.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & order) Fort St. George, Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.3546/2014 SR(CO) Eu 25.06.15 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/