Adhilakshmi v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.09.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN H.C.P. No. 1272 of 2019 Adhilakshmi ... Petitioner -vs1.State rep. by Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, T.V.Malai, T.V.Malai District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in D.O.No.43/2019-C-2 passed by the second respondent on 07.06.2019 set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce Palani son of Ramachandran, aged 53 years, who is now detained in Central Prison, Vellore before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Swamidoss Manokaran For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in D.O.No.43/2019-C-2 dated 07.06.2019 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2628 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 22.07.2019 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 to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, T.V.Malai, T.V.Malai District.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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