Malaimannan @ Malai v. The Secretary To The Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 28.05.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Ms. Justice P.T.ASHA H.C.P. No.2605 of 2019 Malaimannan @ Malai ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition and excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records connected with the order of the second respondent herein made in Memo No. No.696/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 18.10.2019 against the detenu namely Malaimannan @ Malai, son of Baskar aged about 35 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. Mr.T.R.Ravi For Respondents .. Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in No.696/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 18.10.2019 detaining him as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4939 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 29.11.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. -s/dAssistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar mmi/ms To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, (Home) Prohibition and excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai-600066.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public Law and Order Department Fort St.George Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.2605 of 2019 ln(co) aa30/07/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/