Madras High CourtHCP/2396/2023dismissed as infructuous

Meera v. The Addl Chief Secretary To Govt

2024-03-13Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr Justice Sunder Mohan4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 13.03.2024 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN Meera ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The District Magistrate and District Collector, Tiruvallur District, Tiruvallur.

3. The Superintendent of Police, Tiruvallur District.

4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai 66

5. The Inspector of Police, Tiruttani Police Station, Tiruvallur District ... Respondents 1/4

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 08.11.2023 in Memo No.33/BCDFGISSSV/2023 against the petitioner's son namely Sanjay @ Sanjay Kumar, Male aged 24 years, S/o. Sendhil Kumar, who is confined at Central Prison-II, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For petitioner : Mr.S. Senthilvel For Respondents : Mr.E. Raj Thilak Additional Public Prosecutor Assisted by Mr.Aravind,C.

O R D E R

M.S.RAMESH , J.

and SUNDER MOHAN, J.

The petitioner, mother of the detenu, viz., Sanjay @ Sanjay Kumar, aged 24 years, S/o. Sendhil Kumar, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 08.11.2023 slapped on her son, branding him as "GOONDA" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. 2/4

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 08.11.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.7072, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department, dated 18.12.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order. 3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is dismissed as the same has become infructuous. [M.S.R., J] [S.M., J] 13.03.2024 bga Internet : Yes Index : Yes / No 3/4