Selvam v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.01.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.2249 of 2019 Selvam ... Petitioner/Father of the detenue versus 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of Detention passed by the second respondent on 20.09.2019 in BCDFGISSSV No.605 of 2019 against the petitioner son Mr.Vignesh @ Dhavith, male aged about 22 years son of Selvam, who is confined at Central Prison Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before the Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Illiyas 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, namely, Vignesh @ Dhavith, who has been branded as "Goonda" under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under orders of the second respondent passed in Memo No.605/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 20.09.2019. Such order is under challenge herein.

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2.Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 20.09.2019 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4925, dated 29.11.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3.In view of the above, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed, as it has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vga To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

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

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