Kowsalya v. The Secretary To Government
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 H.C.P.No.739 of 2022 Kowsalya W/o.Senguttuvan @ Sengodan ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Chengalpattu District, 3.The Superintendent of Police, O/o.Superintendent Office, Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu District.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Puzhal, Chennai District.
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5.State represented by its The Inspector of Police, Madurantakam Police Station, ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 21.03.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo CPT No.21/2022, quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband, namely, Senguttuvan @ Sengodan s/o.Arunachalam, aged 32 years, before this Court and set him at liberty, now detained at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
For Petitioner :
Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents :
Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor *****
O R D E R
[Made by RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN, J.] The petitioner is the wife of the detenu viz., Senguttuvan @ Sengodan s/o.Arunachalam, aged 32 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in CPT No.21/2022 dated 21.03.2022, 2/4
holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.
2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in CPT No.21/2022 dated 21.03.2022, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.2558, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 06.05.2022 and produced a copy of the said order. In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.
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P.N.PRAKASH, J.
and RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN, J.
gm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, O/o.Superintendent Office, Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu District.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Puzhal, Chennai District.
5.The Inspector of Police, Madurantakam Police Station, 6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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