Dhanalakshmi v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 10.01.2023 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice N.ANAND VENKATESH Habeas Corpus Petition No.1253 of 2022 Dhanalakshmi .. Petitioner vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu District.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai District.
5.State represented by its The Inspector of Police, PEW Madhuranthagam Police Station, Chengalpattu District.
.. Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 18.06.2022 on the file of the second respondent therein made in proceedings Memo CPT No.32/2022 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband viz. Velu @ Velu Chettiyar, S/o. Vasudevan, aged 45 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at the Central Prison, Coimbatore.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH.J.,] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo CPT No.32/2022 dated 18.06.2022, detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4838, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 02.08.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed (P.N.P., J.) (N.A.V.,J.) 10.01.2023 Index: Yes/No nsd
To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Chengalpattu District, Chengalpattu.
3.The Superintendent of Police, Chengalpattu, Chengalpattu District.
4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai District.
5.The Inspector of Police, PEW Madhuranthagam Police Station, Chengalpattu District.
6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9. 7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
P.N.PRAKASH.J., AND N.ANAND VENKATESH.J., nsd 10.01.2023