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Chennammal v. The State Of Tamil Nadu

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.555 of 2016 Chennammal ..

Petitioner vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.

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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 records of the detention made in D.O.No.08/2016-C2 dated 12.03.2016 passed by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai, the second respondent herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and set the detenu Thiru. Pandu, son of Subburayan, aged 35 years, now confined in Central Prison, Vellore at liberty. For Petitioner ..

Mr.R.Balakrishnan 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

S.NAGAMUTHU, J., AND V.BHARATHIDASAN, J., kua "Bootlegger" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under the order of the 2nd respondent passed in D.O.No.08/2016-C2 dated 12.03.2016. 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that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the husband of the petitioner dated 12.03.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2155, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 18.05.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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, Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. H.C.P.No.555 of 2016