Soniya v. Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 27.10.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Soniya ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government Department of Consumer Affairs Government of India "Krishi Bhavan"

New Delhi 110 001 2.The Secretary to the Government Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Dept. Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 3.The District Collector and District Magistrate Tirupathur District, Tirupathur 4.The Superintendent of Police Tirupathur District, Tirupathur 5.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore 1/4

6.The Inspector of Police Civil Supplies CID Police Station Vellore District ... Respondents 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 3rd respondent dated 11.04.2022 in C3/D.O.No.20/2022 against the petitioner's husband viz., Rajkumar, aged 28 years, S/o.Devan, confined in the Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O.No.20/2022 dated 11.04.2022, detaining her husband as "Black Marketeer" as contemplated under the provision of Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980).

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2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.161, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department dated 06.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the said Government Order.

Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. [P.N.P., J.] [T K R, J.] 27.10.2022 gya To 1.The Secretary to the Government Department of Consumer Affairs Government of India "Krishi Bhavan"

New Delhi 110 001 2.The Secretary to the Government Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Dept. Secretariat, Chennai 600 009 3.The District Collector and District Magistrate Tirupathur District, Tirupathur 4.The Superintendent of Police Tirupathur District, Tirupathur 5.The Superintendent of Prison 3/4

Central Prison, Vellore P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

gya 6.The Inspector of Police Civil Supplies CID Police Station Vellore District 7.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras 27.10.2022 4/4