T.Latha v. The Secretary To Government,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.11.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN H.C.P. No.1996 of 2019 T.Latha ... Petitioner/Wife of the detenue -vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

... 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 the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 28.08.2019 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Cr.M.P.No.19/2019 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Dinesh S/o.Thangadurai 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, Tiruchirappalli.

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 Cr.M.P.No.19/2019 dated 28.08.2019 detaining her husband as "Sand Offender", as contemplated under Section 2(gg) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4372 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) Department, dated 30.10.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the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(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison,Tiruchirappalli.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and order) Fort.St.George, Chennai 9. 5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

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