Mahalakshmi v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.01.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Mahalakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. State rep. by its The Inspector of Police, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur District.

... Respondents

Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 02.09.2023 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo C.No.50/G/IS/Tiruppur City/2023, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely Mohankumar @ Kabali, S/o. Sekar, aged 20 years before this Court and set the petitioner's son at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner :

Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents :

Mr.E.Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor assisted by Mr.C.Aravind

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH, J.) The petitioner, mother of the detenu, namely Mohankumar @ Kabali, S/o.Sekar, aged 20 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 02.09.2023 slapped on her son, branding him as "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders,

Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 02.09.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.5771, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 12.10.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order. 3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as the same has become infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 05.01.2024 pvs Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No

To

1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2. The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur District.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.

4. The Inspector of Police, Tiruppur City, Tiruppur District.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

pvs 05.01.2024