Vasantha 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.2992/2018 Vasantha ..

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.

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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 passed by the 2nd respondent pertaining to the order made in Memo No.1037/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated 13.11.2019 in detaining the detenu under 2[F] of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu Shiva son of Raji aged about 31 years who is detained at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner ..

Mr.G.Nirmal Krishnan 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., Shiva, son of Raji, aged about 31 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 13.11.2018 against her son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, http://www.judis.nic.in

M.SATHYANARAYANAN, J., AND M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J., jrs/AP 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order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner herein dated 13.11.2018, has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.59, Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 04.01.2019 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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. [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.

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