Maheswari v. The State Rep By The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 24.07.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN Maheswari ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government Cooperation Food and Consumer Production Department 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai 600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Coimbatore - 18 3.The Additional Secretary Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan New Delhi 110 001

4.The Superintendent of Police Coimbatore 5.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison - Coimbatore 6.State rep. by its The Inspector of Police CSCID Pollachi ... Respondents PRAYER: 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 EC Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980) vide detention order, dated 19.04.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.17/BM/2025, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely AYYAPPAKUMAR, S/o.Rajappan, aged 41 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor for R1, R2, R4 to R6 Mr.A.S.Vijayaraghavan, SPC for R3

ORDER

M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.180, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 02.06.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous. No costs.

[M.S.R, J.] [V.L.N, J.] 24.07.2025 kas Index: Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Speaking / Non Speaking

To 1.The Secretary to Government Cooperation Food and Consumer Production Department 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai Secretariat, Fort St.George Chennai 600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Coimbatore - 18 3.The Additional Secretary Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan New Delhi 110 001 4.The Superintendent of Police Coimbatore 5.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison - Coimbatore 6.The Inspector of Police CSCID Pollachi 7.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras Chennai 600 104

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

kas 24.07.2025