Vimaladevi v. The District Collector And

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 29.06.2020 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice D.KRISHNAKUMAR H.C.P. No. 2777 of 2019 Vimaladevi W/o.Nagaraj No.73, Kottaikatuvalasu Thattampalayam Kodumudi Taluk Erode District.

... Petitioner -vs

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate Erode District.

2. The Secretary Prohibition and Excise Department (Home) Government of Tamilnadu 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 of the first respondent in Cr.M.P. No. 30/Goonda/2019/C1 dated 24.11.2019 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue Nagaraj, aged about 35 years, S/o.Urumanagounder now confined in Central Prison, Coimbatore, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Mohamed Ismail 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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

in Cr.M.P. No. 30/Goonda/2019/C1 dated 24.11.2019 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.356 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 20.01.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD I MDU) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar raa/mmi/ssm To

1. The District Collector and District Magistrate Erode District.

2. The Secretary Prohibition and Excise Department (Home) Government of Tamilnadu Fort St. George Chennai - 600 009.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Coimbatore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

H.C.P. No. 2777 of 2019 VSN II(CO) GN(31/07/2020) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/