E.Sumathi v. The State Of Tamil Nadu
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.2966/2018 E.Sumathi ..Petitioner/ Mother of the Detenue -Vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu represented by its, Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Tamilnadu Government Chief Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennnai-600 007.
3.The Inspector of Police, M1 Madhavaram Police Station, Thiruvallur.
..Respondents Prayer : Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying for issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in Memo-BCDFGISSSV No.968/2018 dated 24.10.2018 on the file of the second respondent, quash the same and direct the production of the Detenue detained in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, under the Act 14 of 1982 before this Court and set the detenue-E.Ramesh, male, aged about 28 years, son of Elumalai, at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.J.Janarthanan For Respondents: Mr.C.Iyyappa Raj, APP
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J) Petitioner, mother of the detenu herein, viz., Thiru. E.Ramesh, son of Elumalai, aged about 28 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/
the second respondent dated 24.10.2018 against her 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]. 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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 24.10.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5573, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 21/12/2018 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.
jrs/AP Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To
1. The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennnai-600 007.
3. The Inspector of Police, M1 Madhavaram Police Station, Thiruvallur.
4. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Madras.
5. The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
H.C.P.No.2966/2018 Kak(02/07/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/