Durga v. State Of Tamil Nadu,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 21.02.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN H.C.P.No.2438 of 2019 Durga W/o.Lakshmanan ... Petitioner/ Mother of the detenue Vs 1.State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, The Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 600007.

... 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 detention order in Memo No.669/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 13.10.2019 passed by second respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's son viz., Manikandan@Gundu Manikandan S/o.Lakshmanan, aged 25, the detenu, now confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.K.Dakshinamurthy 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 mother of the detenu viz., Manikandan@Gundu Manikandan S/o.Lakshmanan, aged 25 years, who has been branded as 'Goonda' under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and detained under orders of second respondent passed in Memo No.669/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 13.10.2019. Such order is under challenge herein.

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2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the detention order passed against the son of the petitioner in Memo No.669/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 13.10.2019 on the file of the second respondent is revoked vide G.O.Rt.No.4930, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) 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 VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar gm To 1.The Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, The Greater Chennai City, The Commissioner Office, Vepery, Chennai - 600007.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and order) Fort.St.George, Chennai 9.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras - 104. H.C.P.No.2438 of 2019 A.SK(20/03/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/