Sarojini v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 16.07.2025 CORAM :

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

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

5.State rep. by its, The Inspector of Police, Vellakovil Police Station, Tiruppur District.

... Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband's detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 09.04.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Cr.M.P.No.27/GOONDA/2025, quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Kalairaja, S/o.(Late) Muniyappan, aged 35 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

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S. RAMESH, 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.2826, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 19.05.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.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.] 16.07.2025 Index: Yes/No Sni To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur.

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

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

5.The Inspector of Police, Vellakovil Police Station, Tiruppur District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

7.The Joint Secretary, Public (Law & Order), Chennai - 600 009.

M.S.RAMESH, J.

and V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.

Sni 16.07.2025