Chandra v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.04.2022 Coram The Honourable Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Honourable Mr. Justice A.A.NAKKIRAN H.C.P.No.2014 of 2021 Chandra .. Petitioner Vs.

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

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Vellore - 2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Tirupathur PEW Police Station, Tirupathur District.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 23.11.2021 in C3/D.O.No.59/2021 against the petitioner's daughter Kowsalya, female, aged 31 years, W/o.Sathiyamoorthy, who is confined at Special Prison for Women, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthil Vel For Respondents : Mr.M.Babu Muthumeeran Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C3/D.O.No.59/2021 dated 23.11.2021 detaining her daughter as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenue has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1366, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 14.03.2022 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CCC) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

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

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Special Prison for Women, Vellore - 2.

5. The Inspector of Police, Tirupathur PEW 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.2014 of 2021 SKM (CO) PR (20/05/2022)