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Madras High CourtHCP/554/2016dismissed

Thenmozhi v. State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By

2016-08-04Honourable Mr Justice V. Bharathidasan,Honourable Mr Justice S. Nagamuthu2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 04.08.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.554 of 2016 Thenmozhi ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its Secretary, to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

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

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Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 07.03.2016 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings BCDFGISSSV No.261/2016 and quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the said Petitioner's husband namely, Ganesan son of Sabapathi aged 58 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai600 066. For Petitioner ..

Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents ..

Mr.V.M.R Rajentren, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) The petitioner is the wife of the detenu. The detenu has been branded as a "Bootlegger" under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under the order of the 2nd

S.NAGAMUTHU, J., AND V.BHARATHIDASAN, J., kua respondent passed in Memo No.261/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 07.03.2016. 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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 07.03.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2180, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 18.05.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.N., J.] [V.B.D.,J.] 04.08.2016 To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

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

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. H.C.P.No.554 of 2016