Madras High CourtHCP/1974/2019closed

M.Thavamani v. The Secretary To The Government,

2019-11-27Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh,Honourable Mr Justice Rmt. Teekaa Raman2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 27.11.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN H.C.P.NO.1974 OF 2019 M.Thavamani ... Petitioner/Mother of Detenue -vs1. The Secretary to Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 7.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus directing the detaining authority to produce the detenu petitioner's son namely M.Vinoth Kumar, aged about 23 years detained under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 after having been declared as a Goonda by preventive detention order dated 25.07.2019 passed by the second respondent in BCDFGISSSV No.435/2019 before this Court and presently confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 66 and quash the said preventive detention order dated 25.07.2019 bearing BCDFGISSSV No.435/2019 and set the detenu at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ramsenthil Kumar For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in BCDFGISSSV No.435 of 2019, dated 25.07.2019, detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3598 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 23.09.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

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1. The Secretary to Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 7.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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