Kuppayee v. The Secretary To Government,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 26.11.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.NO.1076 OF 2021 Kuppayee
...Petitioner / Mother of
the Detenue Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal, Namakkal District.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal, Namakkal District.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Salem, Salem District.
5.State represented by The Inspector of Police, P.E.W. Namakkal Police Station, Namakkal District.
...Respondents
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 son detention under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 22.06.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo C.M.P.No.5/Bootlegger/2021 (M1), quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son viz., Kali @ Seeran, S/o.Elayan, aged 45 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at the Central Prison, Salem.
For Petitioner :
Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents :
Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.M.P.No.5/Bootlegger/2021 (M1) dated 22.06.2021 detaining her son as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) 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The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3332, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.07.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-II) // 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 District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal, Namakkal District.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal, Namakkal District.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-Salem, Salem District.
5.The Inspector of Police, P.E.W. Namakkal Police Station, Namakkal District.
6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
7.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai - 600 104.
H.C.P.No.1076 of 2021 SJ(CO) RVM(14/12/2021)