Maheswaran v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 02.01.2023 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH H.C.P.No.1163 of 2022 Maheswaran S/o.Govindan .. Petitioner Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
4.State rep. By its The Inspector of Police, Veerapandi Police Station, .. Respondents Habeas Corpus 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 the 1/4
petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 30.05.2022 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceeding Memo C.No.42/G/IS/Tiruppur City/2022, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's on namely Naveenkumar, S/o.Maheshwaran, aged 25 years before this High Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.
For Petitioner :
Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents :
Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor *****
ORDER
[Made by Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner is the father of the detenu viz., Naveenkumar S/o.Maheshwaran, aged 25 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C.No.42/G/IS/Tiruppur City/2022 dated 30.05.2022, holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.
2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in C.No.42/G/IS/Tiruppur City/2022 dated 30.05.2022, on 2/4
the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.4098, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 05.07.2022 and produced a copy of the said order.
In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous. [P.N.P., J] [N.A.V., J] 02.01.2023 Index: Yes/No gm/ssr To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
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P.N.PRAKASH, J and N.ANAND VENKATESH, J ssr 4.The Inspector of Police, Veerapandi Police Station, 5.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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