Kausalya v. The State Rep.By Its, The Additional Secretary To Government,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 19.06.2025 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Kausalya ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The State rep. by its, The Additional Secretary to Government, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), No.270, 'Krishni Bhavan', New Delhi - 110 001. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
3.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of the District Magistrate and District Collector, Erode District.
4.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Erode District.
5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison at Coimbatore, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore - 18.
6.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies Criminal Investigation Department - CSCID, Erode Unit.
... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in detention order in Cr.M.P.No.08/Black Marketer/2025 C1 dated 03.03.2025 on the file of the 2nd respondent and set aside the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the husband of petitioner/detenu namely Dhanasekar, S/o.Late Perumal, aged 42 years, now confined at Central Prison at Coimbatore, before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Ms.R.Subadra Devi For R1 : Dr.D.Simon, Senior Panel Counsel (Government of India) For R4 to R6 : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in
G.O.Rt.No.98, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 08.04.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.
2. Recording the above submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.
[M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 19.06.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To 1.The Additional Secretary to Government, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), No.270, 'Krishni Bhavan', New Delhi - 110 001. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavignar Maaligai, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
3.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of the District Magistrate and District Collector, Erode District.
M.S.RAMESH, J.
and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
Sni 4.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Erode District. 5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison at Coimbatore, Gandhipuram, Coimbatore - 18.
6.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies Criminal Investigation Department - CSCID, Erode Unit.
7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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