Meena v. Government Of Tamil Nadu

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.04.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.NO.1858 OF 2020 Meena, W/o.Murugesan

...Petitioner/Mother of the detenu

versus

1. Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Additional Chief Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

4. The Superintendent of Police,

5. The Inspector of Police, Voimedu Police Station, Vedaraniyam Taluk, ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the second respondent dated 28.08.2020, vide C.O.C.No.43/2020 against the detenu Moorthi, son of Murugesan, aged about 20 years, quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the detenu, who is in detention under the Act 14 of 1982 in the Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthil For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.PONGIAPPAN, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C.O.C.No.43/2020 on 28.08.2020, detaining her son as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4382, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 16.10.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order.

3. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sri To

1. Government of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Additional Chief Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

4. The Superintendent of Police,

5. The Inspector of Police, Voimedu Police Station, Vedaraniyam Taluk,

6. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1858 of 2020 SSN(CO) CS/01/07/2021