Udhaya @ Udhayakumar v. The Secretary To The Government,
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 Udhaya @ Udhayakumar ... Petitioner Vs.
1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.
3. The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.
4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.
5. The Inspector of Police, Vellore South Law & Order Police Station, Vellore 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 C3/D.O. No.112/2023 petitioner/Detenu Udhaya @ Udhayakumar, Male aged 39 years, S/o. Subramani, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore 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.D.Balaji 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, Udhaya @ Udhayakumar, aged 39 years, S/o.Subramani, who is the detenu, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 08.11.2023 slapped on him, 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the petitioner herein dated 08.11.2023 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.7095, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 18.12.2023 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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
M.S.RAMESH , J.
and SUNDER MOHAN, J.
bga To
1. The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.
2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.
3. The Superintendent of Police, Vellore District, Vellore.
4. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Vellore.
5. The Inspector of Police, Vellore South Law & Order Police Station, Vellore District.
6 .The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. 13.03.2024 4/4