Selvi v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.10.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN Selvi ... Petitioner Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Inspector of Police, Gudiyatham Taluk Police Station, Gudiyatham, Vellore District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to

petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 12.04.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C3/D.O.No.37/2022 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's son viz. Poovarasan, son of Sadasivam, aged 23 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at the Central Prison, Vellore.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O.No.37/2022 dated 12.04.2022 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by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.3026, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 23.05.2022 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) 28.10.2022 nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Inspector of Police, Gudiyatham Taluk Police Station, Gudiyatham, Vellore District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

P.N.PRAKASH, J.

AND RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN, J.

nsd 28.10.2022