Nagaraj v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.11.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN H.C.P. No. 1950 of 2019 Nagaraj ... Petitioner/Father of detenue -vs1.The Secretary to Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

... 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 20.08.2019 in BCDFGISSSV No.509 of 2019 against the petitioner's son Thothu @ Vinoth, male, aged 25 years, son of Nagaraj, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Illiyas 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.509 of 2019, dated 20.08.2019, detaining his 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4332 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 30.10.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home,Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 09.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

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

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Dept., Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

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