Chinnapaiyan v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED:05.11.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 839 of 2020 Chinnapaiyan

...Petitioner

-vs1. The Secretary to Government Home,Prohibition and Excise Dept, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet -1.

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Sipcot Police Station, Ranipet District.

...Respondents

Prayer:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 26.05.2020 in B3.D.O.No.46/2020 against the petitioner son Thiyagarajan, male, aged 37 years, S/o. Chinnapaiyan, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3.D.O.No.46/2020 dated 26.05.2020 detaining his son 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3088 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 23.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 Dept, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet -1.

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Sipcot Police Station, Ranipet District.

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law&Order) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

H.C.P. No. 839 of 2020 SSV(CO) RV(08/12/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/