Saroja v. Home Prohibition And Excise Deart
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 01.02.2019
CORAM:
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.2299 of 2018 Tmt.Saroja ... Petitioner vs.
1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.
2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore, Vellore District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Police Station, Vellore, Vellore District.
... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the records in C3.D.O.No.60/2018, dated 22.08.2018 passed by the second respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenue/petitioner son namely Thiru.V.J.Deva S/o.Shanmugam, aged about 30 years, who is now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner .. Mr.J.Priscilla Pandian For Respondents.. Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J.) Petitioner, mother of the detenu herein, viz., V.J.Deva, S/o.Shanmugam, aged about 30 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 22.08.2018 against his son branding him as a https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
"Goonda" under the 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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 22.08.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4446, Home, Prohibition & Excise [IX] Department dated 10.10.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.
3.Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.
Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai 600 009.
2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Vellore, Vellore District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Vellore North Police Station, Vellore, Vellore District.
4.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore.
5.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.
H.C.P.No.2299 of 2018 ssd[co] srg 29/04/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/