Madhammal v. The District Magistrate And District Collector

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 02.07.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No.2880 of 2019 Madhammal ... Petitioner -vs1. The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate Salem District, Salem.

2. The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

... Respondents 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 order of detention passed by the 1st respondent vide No. CMP No.43/Goonda/C2/2019 dated 01.10.2019 and quash the same and direct the respondent herein to produce the detenue the husband of the petitioner viz., Marimuthu, S/o.Thangaraj, aged about 39 years (detenu) who is presently under going detention in the Central Prison, Salem under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Pavel 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 CMP No.43/Goonda/C2/2019 dated 01.10.2019 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.4948 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 29.11.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the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.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate Salem District, Salem.

2. The Principal Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Salem.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai - 9.

5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No. 2880 of 2019 nr[co] srg 31/07/2020