S.Kanimozhi 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.2651 of 2019 S.Kanimozhi ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, 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 in Memo No.750/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 02.11.2019 passed against the petitioner's husband the detenue namely Sanjai @ Sanjaikumar son of Saravanan, aged about 27 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai-66 and set aside the same, consequently, directing the respodnents herein to produce the body and person of the detenue before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner .. M/s.A.Murugavel 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.750/BCDFGISSSV/2019 dated 02.11.2019 detaining her husband as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.5262 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department, dated 16.12.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. -s/d- Assistant Registrar True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar mmi/ms To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent, Central Prizon, Puzhal, Chennai.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government Public Law & order Department Fort St.george Chennai-9 H.C.P.No.2651 of 2019 ln(co) aa30/07/2020