Kumar v. Secy To Govt Hped Ch

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 22.01.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM and THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE S.RAMATHILAGAM H.C.P.No.2144 of 2018 Kumar S/o.Dhandapani ... Petitioner -Vs1.State of Tamil Nadu rep.by the Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai-600 007.

...Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the Detention Order in Memo No.792/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated 04.09.2018 passed by the second respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the petitioner's son Thiru.Ganesan S/o. Kumar, aged about 22 years the detenu, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Hon'ble Court and set the petitioner's son Thiru.Ganesan, S/o. Kumar, aged about 22 years the detenu herein set him liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Muthukumar For Respondents:

Mr.R.Prathap Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor ***

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J] The petitioner, who is the father of the detenu herein, viz., Ganesan, son of Kumar, aged 22 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent by his order in No.792/BCDFGISSSV/2018, dated 04.09.2018 against his son branding him as a "GOONDA" under the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

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the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 04.09.2018 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4682, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 24.10.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.

3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar lpp/kmi To 1.The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent of Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

H.C.P.No.2144 of 2018 RSI(CO) rrs 25/02/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/