B.Deepa, F/A.38 Years v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE : 16.07.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE S.VIMALA AND THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.RAMATHILAGAM H.C.P. NO. 701 OF 2018 B.Deepa .. Petitioner/Wife of detenue - Vs -

1. The State of Tamil Nadu rep. By its Secretary to Govt.

Home, Prohibition & Excise Dept.

Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Commissioner of Police O/o Commissioner of Police Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.

3. The Additioanl Secretary to Government Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution (Dept. of Consumer Affairs) Foom No.270, Krishi Bhavan New Delhi 110 001.

.. Respondents Petition filed for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records on the file of the 2nd respondent passed in Memo C.No.02/PBMMSEC Act/IS/2018 dated 29.3.2018 relating to the detention of S.Babu, S/o Subramani, aged 40 years, confined in Central Prison, Coimbatore, and direct the respondents to produce the body of the detenu, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr. W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents: Mr. R.Prathap Kumar, APP for RR-1 & 2 Mr. S.Arockiam, CGSC for R-3

ORDER

(DELIVERED BY DR. S.VIMALA, J.) The present habeas corpus petition has been preferred by the petitioner challenging the detention order dated 15.03.2018 passed by the 2nd respondent in and by which the 2nd respondent

detained the detenu, S.Babu, S/o Subramani, , branding him as a 'Black Marketeer' under Section 3 (1) of Prevention of Black Marketing & Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 with a view to preventing him from acting prejudicial to the interest of public health and public order.

2. When the matter is taken up today, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submit that the detention order impugned above has been revoked by the Government. A copy of the order of revocation in G.O. Rt. No.144, Co-operation, Food & Consumer Protection (E1) Dept., dated 03.05.2018 is produced before this Court.

3. Recording the said revocation, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition and, accordingly, this habeas corpus petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar GLN To

1. The Secretary to Government Government of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Dept.

Fort St. George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Commissioner of Police O/o Commissioner of Police Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.

3. The Additional Secretary to Government Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution (Dept. of Consumer Affairs) Foom No.270, Krishi Bhavan New Delhi 110 001.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

Copy to:

The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

+1cc to Mr. S.Arockiam, Advocate,CGSC SR.46396 H.C.P. NO. 701 OF 2018 NR SVI(CO) NR 01/08/2018