Anandan v. State Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 06.07.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE S.TAMILVANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM H.C.P.No.3786/2014 Anandan .. Petitioner vs.

1. The state of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Home, prohibition & Excise Department secretariat, chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police Chennai Police, 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 entire records relating to petitioner's brother detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 01.12.2014 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in proceedings No.2045/2014 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's brother namely Jothilingam, son of Narayanaswami, aged 53 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's brother at liberty from detention, now petitioner's brother detained at Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai 600 066.

For Petitioner .. Mr.C.C.Chellappan For RR 1 & 2 .. Mr.M.Maharaja, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.TAMILVANAN, J.) The petitioner, who is brother of the detenu herein, viz., Jothilingam, son of Narayanaswami, aged 53 years, has come https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 01.12.2014 against his brother 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]. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the brother of the petitioner herein dated 01.12.2014 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1099, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 16.02.2015 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 (J) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar AP To

1. The Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

5. The Joint secretary to government, public (Law & order) Fort st. George, chennai.

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