Tmt.N.Visalakshi v. The Government Of Tamilnadu
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 17.06.2016
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.1186/2016 N.Visalakshi .. Petitioner Vs
1. The Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home (Prison) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
2. The Additional Director General of Prisons, Thalamuthu Natarajan Maligai, II Floor, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.
3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Vellore Central Prison, Vellore.
4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
.. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to shift/transfer the detenu P.Nagendran, aged 48 years (Life Convict No.1236) to Puzhal Central Prison at Chennai from the Central Prison at Vellore, enabling the detenu with adequate medical assistant at any Specialised Government/Private Hospitals at Chennai. For Petitioner : Ms.Thangavadhana Balakrishnan For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU,J] The petitioner is the wife of one Mr.P.Nagendran, Life Convict No.1236, who has been lodged in Central Prison, Vellore.
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According to the petitioner, Nagendran has fallen seriously ill and he needs immediate medical attention. Therefore, she has come up with this petition to transfer him to Puzhal Central Prison, Chennai, for better treatment. 3.
Today, when the Habeas Corpus Petition was taken up, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted a copy of the Proceedings of the Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore, in No.1236/Tha.Ku.1/2016, dated 16.06.2016, wherein he has stated that considering the bad health condition of Nagendran, now, he has been shifted to the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and he is taken to Royapettah Government Hospital for treatment. It is further stated that he would be lodged in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, until the treatment is over. 4.
The learned Counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submitted that no further relief is required in this Habeas Corpus Petition.
5.
In view of the above, the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar tsi To
1. The Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home (Prison) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.
2. The Additional Director General of Prisons, Thalamuthu Natarajan Maligai, II Floor, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-8.
3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Vellore Central Prison, Vellore.
4. The Superintendent of Central Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
+1cc to Mr.Thangavathana Balakrishnan, Advocate Sr.33811 H.C.P.No.1186/2016 jsv[co] srg 29/06/2016