S.Archana v. The Sectretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.11.2020

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P.No.913 of 2020 S.Archana

...Petitioner

vs 1.The Secretary to the Government, ... Respondents Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore-9. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore South (L&O) Police Station, Vellore District.

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 03.05.2020 in C3-D.O.No.31/2020 against the petitioner husband MLA Raja @ Rajakumar, Male aged 37 years S/o. Thiyagarajan 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.S.Senthilvel 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 C3-D.O.No.31/2020 dated 03.05.2020 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3144 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 27.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. -Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore-9. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

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

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellore South (L&O) Police Station, Vellore District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public Law and Order, Fort St.George, Chennai-09.

H.C.P. No.913 of 2020 EV (CO) UM (15.12.2020)