Durairaj v. The District Collector And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 02.01.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.2236 of 2019 Durairaj S/o.Ramanujalu ... Petitioner Father of the detenue Vs 1.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

2.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the order of detention passed by the first respondent dated 22.09.2019 in C3/D.O.No.105/2019 and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the detenu viz., Ashok Kumar S/o.Durairaj, Hindu aged about 29 years, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, Vellore District, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Vinodh Kumar For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

[Order of this Court was made by R.SUBBIAH, J] Petitioner is the father of the detenu, Ashok Kumar S/o.Durairaj, aged 29 years, who has been branded as 'Goonda' under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under orders of first respondent passed in C3/D.O.No.105/2019 dated 22.09.2019. Such order is under challenge herein. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the petitioner's son in C3/D.O.No.105/2019 dated 22.09.2019 on the file of the first respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.4868, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 29.11.2019 and produced a copy of the said order.

In view of the above, this petition is closed as it has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gm To 1.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.

2.The Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home), Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

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

H.C.P.No.2236 of 2019 A.SK(31/01/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/