Natarajan v. State Of Tamil Nadu,

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. 2024 of 2019 Natarajan ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep.by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat,Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

... 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 friend's detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 20.08.2019 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings R.C.No.C2/23026/2019 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's friend namely Udhayaraj, son of Natrajan, aged 26 years, before this Court and set the petitioner's friend at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's friend detained at Central Prison, Cuddalore.

For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan 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 R.C.No.C2/23026/2019 dated 20.08.2019 detaining his friend as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.3782 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 30.09.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the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/- Asst.Registrar (CS VIII) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat,Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison,Cuddalore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No. 2024 of 2019 cp(co) aa07/01/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/