V.Priyadharshini v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 25.06.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN V.Priyadharshini ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001. 2.The Additional Secretary to Government, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.27, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

3.The Principal Secretary to Government, Food and Consumer Protection Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maaligai, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

4.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District, Namakkal - 637 001.

5.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District, Namakkal - 637 001.

6.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

7.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies CID, Namakkal Unit, Namakkal District.

... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the impugned order C.M.P.No.22/BLACK MARKETER/2025[M1] dated 20.03.2025 on the file of the 4th respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu namely Raja, S/o.Sivakumar, aged about 39 years, now confined at Central Prison, Salem, before this Court, set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Suresh For R1 : Dr.D.Simon For R5 to R7 : 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.125, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 30.04.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.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.] 25.06.2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking order/Non-speaking order Sni To 1.The Secretary to Government, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001. 2.The Additional Secretary to Government, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.27, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001.

3.The Principal Secretary to Government, Food and Consumer Protection Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maaligai, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

Sni 4.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Namakkal District, Namakkal - 637 001.

5.The Superintendent of Police, Namakkal District, Namakkal - 637 001.

6.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem, Salem District.

7.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies CID, Namakkal Unit, Namakkal District.

8.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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