Raman v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 10.06.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.3599 of 2014 Raman .. Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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

.. 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 relating to the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in BCDFGISSSV No.2004/2014 dated 29.11.2014 against the petitioner's brother, Lakshmanan, S/o Masilamani, aged 32 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Lakshmanan, S/o Masilamani, aged 32 years, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.K.S.Kaviarasu For Respondents .. Mr.M.Maharaja, Addl.Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is the brother of the detenu, Lakshmanan, S/o Masilamani, aged 32 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 29.11.2014 against his brother branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual 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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the brother of the petitioner dated 29.11.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1050, Home, Prohibition & Excise (X) Department dated 16.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/- Asst.Registrar (CO) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar vsi To

1. The Secretary to Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai Police, Vepery, Chennai-8.

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

4. The Joint Secretary Government of Tamilnadu Public (law and order) Fort Saint George, Chennai-9

5. The Superintedent Central Prison, Puzhal, chennai H.C.P.No.3599 of 2014 KGK (CO) kk 19/6 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/