Gayathri v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 15.04.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.2880/2018 Gayathri ...

Petitioner vs.

1.The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

... 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 connection with the order of detention passed by the 2nd respondent dated 26.10.2018 in Memo No.BCDFGISSSV No.981 of 2018 against the petitioner's husband John @ Johnson, son of Baskar, aged 25 years, the detenu herein now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the John @ Johnson, son of Baskar, aged 25 years before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner .. Mr.A.Nirmal kumar For Respondents.. Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj, APP

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J) Petitioner, wife of the detenu herein, viz., John @ Johnson, son of Baskar, aged about 25 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 26.10.2018 against her husband 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of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 26.10.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5578, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 21.12.2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 V) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar AP To 1.The Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St George, Chennai 600 009.

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

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

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

H.C.P.No.2880/2018 srg 17/06/2019 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/