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Madras High CourtHCP/1065/2020closed

Sathya v. The Secretary To Government

2020-12-21Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.12.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 1065 of 2020 Sathya ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Collector's Office, Ranipet District, Ranipet. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore District.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Rathinagiri Police Station, Ranipet District. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 09.06.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo B3/D.O.No.56/2020, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely SUDHAKAR, aged 35 years, S/o.Settu before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Vellore.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.P.Sivakumar 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 B3/D.O.No.56/2020, dated 09.06.2020 detaining her husband under 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3149 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 27.07.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai - 9.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Collector's Office, Ranipet District, Ranipet.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore District.

5.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet, Ranipet District.

6.The Inspector of Police, Rathinagiri Police Station, Ranipet District. 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1065 of 2020 pvs[co] srg 20/01/2021