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Kanchana v. The Secretary To The Government

2020-07-02Honourable Mr Justice D. Krishnakumar,Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh2 pages

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.2868 of 2019 Kanchana ... Petitioner/Mother of the detenue -vs1. The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Vellore District, Vellore - 9. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 12.12.2019 in Memo No.C3/D.O.No.135/2019 against the petitioner's son Srinivasan @ Seenu, male, aged 24 years, S/o.Sivakumar, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in Memo No.C3/D.O.No.135/2019 dated 12.12.2019 detaining her son 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 The learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.527 Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 29.01.2020 and he has also produced a copy of the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 raa/mmi/ssm To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Vellore District, Vellore - 9.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.

4.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras H.C.P. No. 2868 of 2019 ln(co) aa30/07/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/