Thiru.S.Damodiran v. The Additional Chief Secretary ,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 20.12.2021

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA H.C.P.No.2105 of 2021 S.Damodiran ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police, F-3, Nungambakkam Police Station, Chennai - 600 034.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the second respondent herein and made in No.320/BCDFGISSSV/2021 dated 23.10.2021, and to set aside the same and directing third respondent to produce the detenu, petitioner's brother Kumar @ Kulla Kumar, aged 21 years, S/o.Sriramalu now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Hon'ble Court and thereby setting him at liberty.

For petitioner : Mr.D.Ananthapadmanabhan For respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.HEMALATHA, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.320/BCDFGISSSV/2021, dated 23.10.2021, detaining his brother as "DRUG OFFENDER" under Section 2(e) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.6106, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 10.12.2021 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mtl To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai - 600 066.

4.The Inspector of Police, F-3, Nungambakkam Police Station,Chennai - 600 034. 5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public, Law and Order Department Secretariat, Chennai-9.

6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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