Meena Devi 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.288 of 2016 Meena Devi ..Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-7.

..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 NO.46/BCDFGISSSV/2016, dated 01/02/2016 passed by the 2nd respondent and to quash the same and also to direct the detenu Thiru.Lourdu @ Lourdusamy, S/o.Mariadoss, aged 29 years, who is presently detained in the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, to be produced before this Hon`ble Court and set 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 wife of the detenu, Thiru.Lourdu @ Lourdusamy, S/o.Mariadoss, aged 29 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 01.02.2016 against her husband 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]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 01.02.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1353, dated 28.03.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-7.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

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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