Kaleeswari v. The Secretary To Government
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 27.10.2025 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Kaleeswari ... Petitioner/Detenue's Mother -vs1. The Secretary to Government Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection Department 2nd Floor Namakkal Kavingar Maligai Secretariat Fort St.George Chennai 600 009.
2 The District Collector and District Magistrate, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore-18.
3. The Additional Secretary Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Room No.270 Krishi Bhawan New Delhi-110 001.
4. The Superintendent of Police Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
5. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
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6. The Inspector of Police, CSCID-Pollachi, Coimbatore District.
... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the petitioner's son detention under EC Act 1980 Central Act 7 of 1980 vide detention order dated 29.07.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.30/BM/2025 quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son namely Kavinkumr, S/o.Ramachandiran aged 23 years before this Honble High 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 R1 & R2 to R6: Mr.A.Gokulakrishnan Addl. Public Prosecutor For R3 : Mr.V.Chandrasekaran Senior Panel Counsel *****
O R D E R
When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of the Government Order in G.O.(Rt) No.330, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 10.09.2025, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.
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2. Recording the said submissions, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands dismissed as infructuous.
(N.S.K,J.,) (M.J.R,J.,) 27.10.2025 ar To:
1. The Secretary to Government Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection Department 2nd Floor Namakkal Kavingar Maligai Secretariat Fort St.George Chennai 600 009.
2 The District Collector and District Magistrate, Coimbatore District, Coimbatore-18.
3. The Additional Secretary Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs) Room No.270 Krishi Bhawan New Delhi-110 001.
4. The Superintendent of Police Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
5. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison-Coimbatore, Coimbatore District.
6. The Inspector of Police, CSCID-Pollachi, Coimbatore District.
7. The Joint Secretary to Government Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
8. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
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N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.
AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.
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