D.Thamarai M/57 Years v. The Secretary To The

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.03.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P.No.1717 of 2016 D.Thamarai

...Petitioner/Mother of Detenue

versus 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City.

...Respondents

Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent in Memo No.BCDFGISSSV No.747/2016 dated 20.07.2016 against the petitioner son Ranganathan, Male aged 28 years S/o. Arumugam who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthilvel For Respondents: Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.] Challenge is made to the order of detention passed by the second respondent vide Proceedings BCDFGISSSV No.747/2016 dated 20.07.2016, whereby the detenu, namely Ranganathan, S/o.Arumugam, aged about 28 years, was ordered to be detained under GOONDA as contemplated Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the mother of the petitioner dated 20.07.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. Rt. No.4167 HOME, PROHIBITION & EXCISE (X) DEPARTMENT, dated 01.09.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS II) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Chennai City.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort St. George, Chennai.

5.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai.

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