Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/45/2021closed

Lakshmi Priya v. The Principal Secretary To Government

2021-03-15Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.45 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 15.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.45 of 2021 Lakshmi Priya ... Petitioner -vs1.The Principal Secretary of Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The Commissioner of Police Madurai City, Madurai 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Madurai ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records in pursuant to the proceedings of the second respondent in Detention Order in No.75/BCDFGISSSV/2020, dated 09.12.2020 quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenue, namely, Mareeshwaran, son of Kalimuthu, aged 37 years, who is now detained in Central Prison, Madurai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Sathish Kumar.K.

For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.577, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 04.02.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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2. Recording the above submissions, the habeas corpus petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) KRK Note :In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To:

1.The Principal Secretary of Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Madurai.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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