Nandhakumar @ Nandha, v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 11.12.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE S.RAMATHILAGAM H.C.P.No.1825 of 2018 Nandhakumar @ Nandha ... Petitioner -Vs1. The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secrtariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.
2. Commissioner of Police, Chennai.
... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 25.07.2018 in Memo No.579/BCDFGISSSV/2018 against the detenue Nandhakumar @ Nandha, male aged 25 years S/o. Manohar, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :
Mr.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents:
Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner is the detenu herein, viz., Nandhakumar @ Nandha, son of Manohar, aged 25 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in BCDFGISSSV No.579/2018, dated 25.07.2018 branding him as a "GOONDA" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner herein dated 25.07.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4173, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 28.09.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.
3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(J) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kkn To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
5. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (law & Order), Fort Saint George, chennai 9 H.C.P.No.1825 of 2018 GN(08/01/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/