Thiru Sankar, v.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 23.8.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.BHARATHIDASAN H.C.P.No.727 of 2016 Sankar .. Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, TamilNadu Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entirel records pertaining to the impugned detention order vide No.211/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 27.2.2016 passed by the second respondent and approved by the first respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents to produce the detenue Thiru.Sankar, now lodged in Central Prison, Puzhal before this Court and set him liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.S.Jayaseelan For Respondents .. Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren,APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed, by the detenu, namely, Sankar, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent, in Memo No.211/BCDFGISSSV/2016, dated 27.2.2016 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner by name Sankar, son of Elumalai, aged 22 years now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

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2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the petitioner dated 27.02.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2224, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 18.05.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, TamilNadu Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Chennai.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal Chennai H.C.P.No.727 of 2016 aa15/09/2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/