Rajalakshmi v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 03.06.2021 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Ms. Justice R.N.MANJULA H.C.P. No.2147 of 2020 Rajalakshmi ...

Petitioner/Mother of the detenue -vs1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore-9.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

4.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North (L&O) Police Station, Vellore District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the impugned order C3/D.O.No.89/2020 dated 16.10.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein, set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondent to produce the detenu namely Sittu @ Prabhakaran son of Ravi, Hindu aged about 25 years, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.Vinodhkumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Government Advocate (Crl. Side)

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.) The petitioner is the mother of Sittu @ Prabhakaran son of Ravi, aged about 25 years, who is the detenu. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C3/D.O.No.89/2020 dated 16.10.2020, holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. The learned Government Advocate (Criminal Side) reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5339 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 04.12.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa To 1.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Joint Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Public Law and order Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Vellore District, Vellore-9.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

5.The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.

6.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North (L&O) Police Station, Vellore District.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.2147 of 2020 jpl[co] srg 09/07/2021