S.Gobinath v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29-07-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S. RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN S.Gobinath S/o. Saminathan.

Petitioner(s) 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 Namakkal, Namakkal District.

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

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

5.State rep by its Inspector of Police, PEW-TIRUCHENGODU, Namakkal District.

Respondent(s) 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

son detention under Tamil Nadu Act vide detention order, dated 13.05.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in C.M.P No.50/Bootlegger/2025(M1), quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's father, namely, SAMINATHAN S/o. Marappan, aged 61 years before this Court and set the petitioner's father at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's father detained at Central Prison, Salem.

For Petitioner:

Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents:

Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor

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.3712, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 24.06.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

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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 Namakkal, Namakkal District.

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

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

5.State rep by its Inspector of Police, PEW-TIRUCHENGODU, Namakkal District.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH J.

AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J.

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