Christina, v. The Secretary To Govt.,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 13.06.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.381 of 2016 Christina .. Petitioner vs.

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

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

.. 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 connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 03/02/2016 in BCDFGISSSV NO.47/2016 against petitioner's husband and to quash the same and also to direct the detenue JOHN @ ANANDAN S/O.SEKAR, aged about 26 years who is presently detained in the Central Prison, Puzhal, to be produced before this Hon`ble court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.A.Nirmal Kumar For Respondents .. Mr.A.N.Thambidurai, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenue JOHN @ ANANDAN S/O.SEKAR, aged about 26 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 03/02/2016 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].

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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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 03/02/2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.1354, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 28.03.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prisons Central Prison, Puzhal.

4. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & order), Fort St. George, Chennai. 600 009.

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

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