Karthik v. The State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.10.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D. KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 795 of 2020 Karthik

...Petitioner

-vs1. State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

4. The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai Town Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

5. The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to petitioner's mother detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 29.04.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings D.O.No.32/2020-C2 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's mother namely Padma, wife of Radhakrishnan, aged 52 years before this Court and set the petitioner's mother at liberty from detention, now petitioner's mother detained at Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.32/2020-C2 dated 29.04.2020 detaining his mother as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenue has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2886 Home Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 06.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai.

4. The Inspector of Police, Thiruvannamalai Town Police Station, Thiruvannamalai District.

5. The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Vellore.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.795 of 2020 GMR(CO) RV(30/11/2020)