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Sneha Selvam v. Secretary To Government

2022-10-18Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice Rmt. Teekaa Raman4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.10.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Sneha Selvam ... Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City (Goondas Section).

Sholinganallur, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, O/o.Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, O/o.The Inspector of Police, S-6 Shankar Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in Memo BCDFGISSSV

No.38/2022 on the file of the second respondent, quash the detention order dated 03.04.2022 and direct the respondent to produce the detenu Arun @ Arun Kumar, Son of Raji, detained at the Central Prison, Puzhal, under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.P.K.Ganesh For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo BCDFGISSSV No.38/2022 dated 03.04.2022 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by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.2894, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 18.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. (P.N.P., J.) (TKRJ) 18.10.2022 nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City (Goondas Section).

Sholinganallur, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, O/o.Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Inspector of Police, O/o.The Inspector of Police, S-6 Shankar Nagar Police Station, Chennai.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

nsd 18.10.2022