Latha v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19.04.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.1873 of 2020 Latha, W/o.Lakshmanan

...Petitioner/Mother of the detenu

versus 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District, Ranipet.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, L & O, Sipcot Police Station, Ranipet District.

...Respondents

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 19.09.2020 in B3/D.O.No.92/2020 against the petitioner's son Sasi @ Sasikumar, male aged 28 years, son of Lakshmanan, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by R.PONGIAPPAN, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3/D.O.No.92/2020, on 19.09.2020, detaining her son as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4995, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 17.11.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sri To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District, Ranipet.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District, Ranipet.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Inspector of Police, L & O, Sipcot Police Station, Ranipet District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law and Order), Fort St George, Chennai 09 H.C.P.No.1873 of 2020 LN(CO) NS(10/05/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/