Velvizhi v. The Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 21.08.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M. NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P. No.1120 of 2019 Velvizhi ... Petitioner(Mother of Detenue) -vs1.Government of TamilNadu Rep. by its Secretary, Home,Prohibition and Excise (XVI) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the detention order in Memo No.281/BCDFGISSSV/2019, dated 25.05.2019 on the file of the second respondent and set aside the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the body of the petitioner's son Manimaran, aged 24 years, son of Seenan, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court at set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Ms.R.Subhadra Devi For Respondents : Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.281/BCDFGISSSV/2019, dated 25.05.2019 detaining her son as "Drug Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2378 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 05.07.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison,Puzhal, Chennai.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai - 9.

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