Mathu v. The Principal Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.08.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM H.C.P.No.1590 of 2024 Mathu ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary To Government Home Prohibition And Excise (xvi) Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of District Collector, Collectorate, Namakkal District.

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

4.The Superintendent Of Prison Central Prison at Salem, Salem - 7.

5. The Inspector of Police, Velur Police Station, Namakkal.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records in detention order in No.CMP.No.20/Goonda/2024 (M1), dated 11.06.2024, on the file of the 2nd respondent and set aside the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the body of the detenue Mr.Pasupathi, S/o. Raja, aged about 24 years, now confined in

Central Prison at Salem before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mohamed Saifulla For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.) Mr.E.Raj Thilak, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents made a submission that the impugned order of detention has already been revoked by the competent Authority and thus, no further adjudication needs to be undertaken.

2.In view of the above submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

[S.M.S., J.] [V.S.G., J.] 13.08.2024 sli Index :

Yes/No Speaking Order :

Yes/No :

Yes/No To 1.The Principal Secretary To Government

Home Prohibition And Excise (xvi) Department, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of District Collector, Collectorate, Namakkal District.

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

4.The Superintendent Of Prison Central Prison at Salem, Salem - 7.

5. The Inspector of Police, Velur Police Station, Namakkal.

6.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.

S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.

AND V.SIVAGNANAM, J.

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