Rani v. The Secretary To The Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 25.09.2023
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL H.C.P.No.1843 of 2023 Rani W/o.Govindaraj .. Petitioner Vs.
1.
The Secretary to the Government Government of Tamil Nadu (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.
The District Collector and District Magistrate Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.
3.
The Superintendent of Police Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.
4.
The Inspector of Police Thatchampet Police Station Thiruvannamalai District.
5.
The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District.
..Respondents Page Nos.1/5
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records connected with the order of the 2nd respondent herein concerned in D.O.No.77/2023C2 dated 09.08.2023 and quash the order of detention passed therein by the 2nd respondent herein against the detenu and directing the respondent herein to produce the body and person of the detenu by name Sarath Kumar, male, aged about 22 years, son of Govindaraj, now detained at Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District before this Hon'ble Court. For Petitioner :
Mr.B.Koteswara Rao representing Mr.S.M.Nandhie Devhan For Respondents :
Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.,] Matter mentioned at half past ten.
2. Mr.B.Koteswara Rao, learned counsel representing the counsel on record for petitioner submits that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked by Advisory Board and seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for the Page Nos.2/5
sake of brevity]. Learned counsel has made an endorsement in the case file and a scanned reproduction of the same is as follows:
3. In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed / withdrawn having become infructuous. (M.S.,J.) (R.S.V.,J.) 25.09.2023 Index : Yes / No Speaking / Non-speaking mk Page Nos.3/5
To 1.
The Secretary to the Government Government of Tamil Nadu (Home) Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.
The District Collector and District Magistrate Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.
3.
The Superintendent of Police Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.
4.
The Inspector of Police Thatchampet Police Station Thiruvannamalai District.
5.
The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District.
6.
The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.
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M.SUNDAR, J., and R.SAKTHIVEL, J., mk H.C.P.No.1843 of 2023 25.09.2023 Page Nos.5/5