A.Pandiyan, Aged 60 Years v. The Secretary To The Govt.,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.08.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.756 of 2018 A.Pandiyan ... Petitioner -Vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the order of detention BCDFGISSSV NO.170/2018 dated, 22/03/2018 passed by the 2nd respondent and to set aside the same and also to direct the detenu Arumugam, S/O.Pandiyan, aged 23 years, who is presently detained in the Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai to be produced before this Hon`ble court and set at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents:

Mr.M.Mohamed Riyaz Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu herein, viz., Arumugam, son of Pandiyan, aged 23 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in BCDFGISSSV No.170/2018, dated 22.03.2018 against his son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 22.03.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.1828, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 11.05.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar kmi To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.756 of 2018 br(co) nr 25/09/2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/