Vani v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.05.2016

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE G.CHOCKALINGAM and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN H.C.P.No.195 of 2016 Vani ..Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

..Respondents 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 2nd respondent dated 31.01.2016 in COC No.13/2016 against the petitioner's brother, the denenue herein, now confined at Central Prison, Thiruchirapalli, and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, Thiru.Mayakannan @ Kannan, S/o.Azhagarsamy, aged about 38 years, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.Nirmal Kumar For Respondents : Mr.M.Maharaja Addl. Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by G.CHOCKALINGAM, J.] The petitioner, who is the sister of the detenu, Thiru.Mayakannan @ Kannan, S/o.Azhagarsamy, aged about 38 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 31.01.2016 against her brother branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the brother of the petitioner dated 31.01.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1345, dated 28.03.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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. ga/gya Sd/- Asst.Registrar /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Thiruchirapalli. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 5.The Joint Secretary to Govt.

Public (Law & Order), Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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