Govindammal v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 12.02.2021 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No. 1533 of 2020 Govindammal .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Arni, Tiruvannamalai District.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore District, Vellore.

5.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in D.O.No.73/2020-C2 dated 27.07.2020 on the file of the second respondent and to produce the petitioner's son, namely, S.Chandran, son of Saravanan, aged about 21 years, before this Court now confined at Central Prison, Vellore and to set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.S.L.Venkatesan For Respondents :

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.73/2020-C2 dated 27.07.2020, detaining her son as "Sand Offender" under Section 2(gg) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3729, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 07.09.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS.VII) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai -9.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

4.The Inspector of Police, Arni Taluk Police Station, Arni, Tiruvannamalai District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore District, Vellore.

6.The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District, Tiruvannamalai.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. AKM/4.3.21 /2P-8C/ H.C.P. No. 1533 of 2020 12.02.2021 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/