Ganapathy v. Secy Govt Hped Ch

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 05.02.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.2318/2018 Ganapathy ..

Petitioner vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu rep.by its Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

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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 relating to the detention order in Memo No.827/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated 12.09.2018, passed by the 2nd respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the petitioner's son Karthik @ Maadu Karthik, S/o.Ganapathy, aged about 21 years the detenu now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set the petitioner's son Karthik @ Maadu Karthik, S/o.Ganapathy, aged about 21 years the detenu herein at liberty. For Petitioner ..

Mr.U.Yuvaraj For Respondents ..

Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J) Petitioner, father of the detenu herein, viz., Karthik @ Maadu Karthik, aged about 21 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 12.09.2018 against his son branding him as a "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]. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 12.09.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4908, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 07.11.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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(CO) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu Home, Prohibition & Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

3.The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

H.C.P.No.2318/2018 GP(CO) GMY(01/03/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/