Palani v. State Rep By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 15.12.2023 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S. SUNDAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Palani ... Petitioner Vs.
1.State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Tirupathur District.
Tirupathur.
3.The Superintendent of Police Tirupathur District, Tirupathur.
4.The Inspector of Police Vaniyambadi Prohibition Enforcement Wing Thirupathur District.
5.The Superintendent Central Prison, Vellore.
... Respondents
Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, calling for the entire records relating to petitioner's son detained under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order 26.07.2023 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein made in proceedings C3/D.O.No.17/2023 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely Tirupathi @ Settu, aged 28 years son of Palani before this Court and set him at liberty now petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Vellore.
For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.Aravind.C
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by S.S.SUNDAR, J.,] (1)The petitioner, father of the detenu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 27.07.2023 slapped on his son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
(2)The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the detenu herein dated 27.07.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4925, Home, Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 07.09.2023
and he has also produced a copy of the said order. (3)Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. [S.S.S.R., J.] [S.M, J.] 15.12.2023 AP Internet : Yes To 1.Secretary to Government State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Tirupathur District.
Tirupathur.
3.The Superintendent of Police Tirupathur District, Tirupathur.
4.The Inspector of Police Vaniyambadi Prohibition Enforcement Wing Thirupathur District.
5.The Superintendent Central Prison, Vellore.
6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
S.S. SUNDAR, J., and SUNDER MOHAN, J., AP 15.12.2023