Quraish Fathima v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 29.10.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR . JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN H.C.P.No.1488 of 2025 Quraish Fathima ..

Petitioner

Versus

1. The Secretary to Government Coperation Food and Consumer Production Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3.The Additional Secretary Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affaiars, Room No.270, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.

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4.The Superintendent of Police Erode, Erode District.

5.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

6.The State rep by its The Inspector of Police Civil Supplies CID Eorde, Erode District.

.. Respondents Prayer:- Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 05.07.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo Cr.M.P.No.32/Black Marketer/2025 C1, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband, namely Abdullah, S/o.(Late) Pattani Mohamed, aged 45 years before this Court and set the petitioner's husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's husband detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner :

Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents :

Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Additional Public Prosecutor for R1, R2, R4 to R6 Mr.V.Chandrasekaran Senior Panel Counsel for R3 2/5

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.) When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.Rt.No.295, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 11.08.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.

2. Recording the said submissions, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.

[N.S.K.,J.] [M.J.R.,J.] 29.10.2025 Index: Yes/No gpa 3/5

To

1. The Secretary to Government Coperation Food and Consumer Production Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3.The Additional Secretary Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affaiars, Room No.270, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001.

4.The Superintendent of Police Erode, Erode District.

5.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison-Coimbatore Coimbatore District.

6.The State rep by its The Inspector of Police Civil Supplies CID Eorde, Erode District.

7. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order) Fort Saint George, Chennai - 9 8.The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.

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