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Madras High CourtHCP/751/2016dismissed

Jayanthi v. The State Of Tamilnadu Rep By

2016-08-23Honourable Mr Justice V. Bharathidasan,Honourable Mr Justice S. Nagamuthu2 pages

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.751 of 2016 Jayanthi ..

Petitioner vs.

1.The State of TamilNadu Rep. by its Secretary to Govt., Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, Chennai-600 007.

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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 relating to the detenue's detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in his order in No.229/2016, dated 01.03.2016 approved by the 1st respondent and set aside the same and produce the detenue Murugan @ Kozhithalai Murugan, aged 29 years, s/o Muthulingam, now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner ..

Mr.N.Ramu For Respondents ..

Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, APP

ORDER

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

S.NAGAMUTHU, J., AND V.BHARATHIDASAN, J., kua the 2nd respondent passed in Memo No.229/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 01.03.2016. 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent as against the sister's son of the petitioner dated 01.03.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.2177, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 18.05.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.] 23.8.2016 To 1.The Secretary to Govt., Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, Chennai-600 007.

3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. H.C.P.No.751 of 2016