Karthika 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 KARTHIKA w/o. Ragupathi, D.No.75/C, Ramasamy Gounder Street, Palani Taluk, Neikarapatti, Dindigul District.
Petitioner(s) Vs
1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600009.
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, The Inspector of Police, Paramathi Police station, 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 husband detention under Tamil nadu Act 14/1982 vide detention order, dated 19.05.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in C.M.P.No.53/Goonda/2025/(M1) quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely RAGUPATHI, s/o. Annadurai, aged 32 years before this Court and set the petitioner's Husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central prison, Salem.
For Petitioner(s): Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondent(s): 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.3695, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 24.06.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.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-600009.
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, The Inspector of Police, Paramathi Police station, Namakkal District.
6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
M.S.RAMESH J.
AND V.LAKSHMINARAYANAN J.
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