Jayalakshmi v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 24.06.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D. KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 2632 of 2019 Jayalakshmi ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the petitioner's husband detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order, dated 12.11.2019 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings Memo BCDFGISSSV No.775/2019, quash the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's husband namely Rameshkumar, S/o Ettiyappan, aged 41 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi 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.775/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 12.11.2019 detaining her husband 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.101 Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 07.01.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-III ) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa/mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.

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.

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