Nalaveni v. The Secretary To The Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.04.2022 Coram THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.1938 of 2021 Nalaveni W/o.Murugesan ... Petitioner/Mother of the Detenue Vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirupathur District, Tirupathur - 635 601.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tirupathur District, Tirupathur.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Ambur Town Police Station, Tirupathur District. ... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 15.11.2021 in C3/D.O.No.55/2021 against the petitioner's son Selvam s/o.Murugesan, aged 42 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents:Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by A.A.NAKKIRAN, J] The petitioner is the mother of the detenu viz., Selvam s/o.Murugesan, aged 42 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his order in C3/D.O.No.55/2021 dated 15.11.2021, holding him to be a "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the detenu in C3/D.O.No.55/2021 dated 15.11.2021, on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.1351, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 14.03.2022 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

SD/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SUB ASSISTANT REGISTRAR gm To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirupathur District, Tirupathur - 635 601.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Tirupathur District, Tirupathur.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore - 2.

5.The Inspector of Police, Ambur Town Police Station, Tirupathur District.

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and Order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

7.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P.No.1938 of 2021 nmi[co] srg 04/05/2022