Nirmala v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 06.06.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice S.VAIDYANATHAN and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA H.C.P.No.748 of 2022 Nirmala .. Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600 119.

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

4. State represented by The Inspector of Police, S-6, Sankar Nagar Police Station, Chennai 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 03.04.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings BCDFGISSSV No.37/2022, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband viz., Sugumar, S/o.Sigamani, aged 36 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

S.VAIDYANATHAN, J.

AND A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo BCDFGISSSV No.37/2022 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2893, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 18.05.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Tambaram City, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Sholinganallur, Chennai - 600 119.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, S-6, Sankar Nagar Police Station, Chennai District.

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

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.748 of 2022 MT(CO) UMA(27/06/2022)