Nalini v. The Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 20.06.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No.652 of 2019 Nalini ... Petitioner/Mother of the Defenue -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep. by The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George,Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 7.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the detention order in Memo No.16/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 22.01.2019 passed by the second respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the petitioner's son Anand, S/o.Mahalingam, aged about 24 years the detenu, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set the petitioner's son Anand, S/o.Mahalingam, aged about 24 years the detenu herein at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.U.Yuvaraj 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 Memo No.16/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 22.01.2019, detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1061 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 25.03.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George,Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai - 7.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and order), Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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