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Madras High CourtHCP/1011/2020closed

Kavitha v. The Secretary To Government

2020-12-04Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.12.2020 Coram THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 1011 of 2020 Kavitha .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to the Government Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George,Chennai - 09.

2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbaotre, Coimbatore District.

4.State Rep.by its The Inspector of Police, D1 Ramanathapuram Police Station, Law & Order, Coimbatore District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 12.06.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo C.No.38/G/IS/2020 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely G.Charles Sriram, S/o.George Shankar, aged 21 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner ..Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi 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 C.No.38/G/IS/2020 dated 12.06.2020 detaining her son 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3286 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 07.08.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 ssm To 1.The Secretary to the Government Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George,Chennai - 09.

2.The Commissioner of Police/ Detaining Authority, City Police Office, Huzur Road, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore - 18.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Coimbaotre, Coimbatore District.

4.The Inspector of Police, D1 Ramanathapuram Police Station, Law & Order, Coimbatore District.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1011 of 2020 VG [CO] RR 19/12/2020