Mahalakshimi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government
2025:MHC:162
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 20.12.2024
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN Mahalakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Salem, Salem - 636 008.
4.The Inspector of Police, K-3, Aminjikarai Police Station, Chennai - 600 102.
... Respondents Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the 2nd respondent in
No.1068/BCDFGISSSV/2024 dated 18.10.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of detenu namely Manikandan @ Settu Manikandan, S/o.Thirunavukkarasu aged 38 years detained in Central Prison, Salem, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.B.M.Santharam For Respondents : Mr.R.Muniyapparaj Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.] The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents made a submission that the impugned order of detention has already been revoked by the competent Authority and thus, no further adjudication needs to be undertaken.
2. In view of the above submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition stands closed.
[S.M.S., J.] [M.J.R., J.] 20.12.2024 Jeni Index : Yes Speaking order / Non-speaking order To
1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police (Goondas Section), Vepery, Chennai - 600 007.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Salem, Salem - 636 008.
4.The Inspector of Police, K-3, Aminjikarai Police Station, Chennai - 600 102.
5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court.
S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.
and M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.
Jeni 20.12.2024