Lakshmi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.07.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL H.C.P.No.550 of 2023 Lakshmi .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, O/o.Tambaram Commissioner of Police, Tambaram, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, T-11 Somangalam Police Station, Chennai.

..Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the entire records connected with the detention order in Memo BCDFGISSSV No.7/2023 on 28.02.2023 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of petitioner's husband Thiru.Rajaram, S/o.Duraisamy, aged about 38 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

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For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Muthamizh Selvakumar For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.,] This order will now dispose of the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for the sake of brevity].

2. Mr.P.Muthamizh Selvakumar, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned Additional Public Prosecutor are before us.

3. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board) vide proceedings dated 13.04.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.1990 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department.

4. In the light of the aforementioned undisputed position, common submission is made that nothing survives in the captioned habeas corpus petition.

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5. Recording the aforementioned common submission, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S.,J.) (R.S.V.,J.) 24.07.2023 Index : Yes / No mmi To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, O/o.Tambaram Commissioner of Police, Tambaram, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, T-11 Somangalam Police Station, Chennai.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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M.SUNDAR, J., and R.SAKTHIVEL, J., mmi H.C.P.No.550 of 2023 24.07.2023 Page Nos.4/4