Murugavalli v. The Secretary To The Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 01.02.2023 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.SUNDAR and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No.757 of 2022 Murugavalli W/o.Veerasekar ... Petitioner (Wife of Detenu) -vs1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, "Krishi Bhavan", New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Secretary to the Government, Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
3.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.
5.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies CID Police Station, Salem District.
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Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the third respondent 20.04.2022 in C.M.P.No.5/Black Marketer/Salem City/2022 against the petitioner husband Veerasekar, Male aged 35 years S/o.Karmegakani who is confined at Central Prison, Salem and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner ..
Mr.A.Sivakumar Sivaji for Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents ..
Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.] Captioned Habeas Corpus Petition ['HCP'] has been filed in this Court on 02.05.2022 assailing an order of detention dated 20.04.2022 bearing reference C.M.P.No.5/Black Marketer/Salem City/2022 [hereinafter referred as 'impugned detention order' for the sake of convenience and clarity] made by the third respondent i.e. jurisdictional Commissioner of Police [hereinafter referred as 'detaining authority' for the sake of convenience and clarity]. To be noted the fifth respondent who is the jurisdictional Inspector of Police is the Sponsoring authority.
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2.Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the Detention Order in question has already been revoked, by virtue of G.O.Rt.No.180 Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection [E1] Department dated 16.05.2022 and a copy of the same is submitted, wherein, it is clearly stated that the Detention Order in question has been revoked. 3.Considering the above said factual circumstances, the relief sought for in the petition has become infructuous.
4.In the result, this Habeas Corpus Petition is disposed of as closed. (M.S,J.) (M.N.K.,J.) 01.02.2023 Index:Yes cse 3/5
To Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, "Krishi Bhavan", New Delhi - 110 001.
2.The Secretary to the Government, Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection Dept., Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
3.The Commissioner of Police, Salem City.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Salem.
5.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies CID Police Station, Salem District.
6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras, Chennai - 104.
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M.SUNDAR, J.
and M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.
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