Ponni v. The Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 29.04.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.No.2989/2018 Ponni ..

Petitioner vs.

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

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, .. 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 passed by the second respondent pertaining to the order made in Memo No.1019/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated 02.11.2018 in detain the detenue under 2 (F) of Tamil nadu Act 14 of 1982, as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondent to produce the detenue SETTU @ JAYAKUMAR, son of Pachaiyappan aged about 32 years, who is detained at central prison, puzhal, Chennai before thi Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner ..

Mr.G.Nirmalkrishnan 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., SETTU @ JAYAKUMAR, son of Pachaiyappan, aged about 32 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 02.11.2018, against her husband branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of http://www.judis.nic.in

M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J., AND M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., jrs/AP 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of detention passed by the second respondent as against the husband of the petitioner herein dated 02.11.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.5583, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 21.12.2018 and she has also produced a copy of the said order.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. [M.S.N, J.] [M.N.K., J.] 29.04.2019 jrs/AP To 1.The Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai.

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

4.The Superintendent Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.

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