Murugan v. State Of Tamil Nadu,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 08.01.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.2257 of 2019 Murugan S/o.Sekar
...Petitioner/Friend of Detenue
Vs.
1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.
...Respondents
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, relating to petitioner's friend detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 28.09.2019 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings C3/D.O./73/2019 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the said petitioner's friend, namely, Natarajan, son of Gunasekaran, aged 26 years before this Court and set the petitioner's friend at liberty from detention, now petitioner's friend detained at Central Prison, Cuddalore. For Petitioner : Mr.C.C.Chellappan For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of this Court was made by R.SUBBIAH,J.] Petitioner is the friend of the detenu, namely, Natarajan, S/o.Gunasekaran, who has been branded as "Goonda" under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under orders of the second respondent passed in C3/D.O./73/2019 dated 28.09.2019. Such order is under challenge herein.
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2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents, would submit that the detention order passed by the second respondent as against the friend of the petitioner, dated 28.09.2019 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4881, dated 29.11.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(C.S.VI) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate of Cuddalore District, Cuddalore.
3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Cuddalore.
4.The Director General of Police, Chennai -4.
5. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai. 6.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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