Lakshmi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep By

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. 338 of 2016 Lakshmi ..

Petitioner Vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep by The Secretary to Government Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home) Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City Police, Commissioner Office Vepery, Chennai - 600 007 .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records relating to the detention order passed by the second respondent pertaining to the order made in 80/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 09.02.2016 and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Viji @ Vijayakumar, son of Venkatesh, aged about 29 years, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.Ilayaraja Kandasamy 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, Viji @ Vijayakumar, Son of Venkatesh, aged about 29 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 09.02.2016 against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982]. 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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 09.02.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1341, dated 28.03.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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. s/d- Assistant Registrar(J) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar ssd/ga To 1.The Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home) Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Chennai City Police, Commissioner Office Vepery, Chennai - 600 007 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai 5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public Law and Order Fort St.George Chennai-9 H.C.P.No. 338 of 2016 kgk(co) aa31/05/2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/