Sudha v. The Secretary.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 27.04.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.2939/2018 Sudha ..

Petitioner vs.

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

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate O/o The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kancheepuram 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 relating to the detention order in B.C.D.F.G.I.S.S.S.V.No.95/2018, dated 21.11.2018 passed by the second respondent under the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to Produce the petitioner's Mother in law BHAVANI W/o.KUMAR aged about 52 years the detenue, now confined in Special Prison for Women, Vellore before this Court and set the petitioner's Mother in law BHAVANI W/o.KUMAR aged about 52 years the detenue 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, daughter-in-law of the detenu herein, viz., Tmt.Bhavani, wife of Kumar, aged about 52 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 21.11.2018 against her mother-in-law branding her as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

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detention passed by the second respondent as against the mother in law of the petitioner herein dated 21.11.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.57, Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 04.01.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the said order. 3.Recording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-VI) //True copy// Sub Assistant Registrar jrs/AP To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate O/o The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kancheepuram District.

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

4.The Superintendent Special Prison for Women, Central Prison, Vellore.

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

H.C.P.No.2939/2018 GJ II(CO) GMY(24/06/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/