Amuradha v. The Secretary To Government Of Tamilnadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.03.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P. No.1582 of 2020 Anuradha ... Petitioner Vs.

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore District.

... 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 in D.O.No.C2/10/2020 dated 06.08.2020 on the file of the 2nd respondent and quash the said detention order and direct the respondents to produce the detenue M.Mani, son of Munusamy, aged about 45 years, before this Court, who is presently branding him as Goonda, and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Suresh For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by V.SIVAGNANAM, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.C2/10/2020 dated 06.08.2020, detaining her husband as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3955, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 17.09.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Kallakurichi District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Thirukoilur Police Station, Kallakurichi District.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore District.

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

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No.1582 of 2020 jp[co] srg 19/03/2021