Srinithi v. District Magistrate & District

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.06.2016

CORAM:

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.274/2016 Srinithi .. Petitioner/Wife of the detenue vs.

1. The District Magistrate & District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Dharmapuri Town & District.

2. The Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai- 600 09.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the records in S.C.No.03/2016 on the file of the 1st respondent, quash the order of detention dated 14.01.2016 and direct the production of the detenue detained in Central Prison, Salem under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980) before this Court and set the detenue Karthickganesh Son of Rangaraj at liberty For Petitioner .. Mr.R.John Sathyan For Respondents .. Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu Karthickganesh, son of Rangaraj, aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition, challenging the detention order passed by the third respondent dated 14.01.2016 against her husband branding him as a "Black Marketer" under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980). 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the order of detention passed by the first respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 14.01.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.96, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 20.02.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

-s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar kua To

1. The District Magistrate & District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Dharmapuri Town & District.

2. The Secretary, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai- 600 09.

3. The Superintendent Central Prison Salem-7

5. The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Public Law and order Department Fort St.George Chennai-9

6. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

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