Jayakumari v. State Rep By

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.2019 of 2021 Jayakumari .. Petitioner / Mother of Detenue Vs.

1. State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Kandamangalam Police Station, Villupuram District.

5. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

.. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records relating to petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 27.09.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in Rc.No.C2/25749/2021 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's son namely Vinoth alias Siva, son of Kumar, aged 22 years before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Cuddalore.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan 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 Rc.No.C2/25749/2021 dated 27.09.2021 detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5770, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 26.11.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar nsd To

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

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram.

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

4. The Inspector of Police, Kandamangalam Police Station, Villupuram District.

5. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.

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.2019 of 2021 AK[co] NSK/25/05/2022