R.Ranjitha v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 14.11.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN H.C.P.No.1865 of 2019 R.Ranjitha .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Villupuram District, Villupuram. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of habeas corpus, to call for the entire records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 18.08.2019 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C2/22831/2019 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Raja, S/o.Periyasamy, aged 33 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Cuddalore. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Sasikumar For Respondents :

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl.

Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.) The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in C2/22831/2019 dated 18.08.2019 detaining her husband as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3781 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 30.09.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison,Cuddalore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and order) Fort.St.George, Chennai 9. H.C.P.No.1865 of 2019 A.SK(26/12/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/