Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/46/2020revoked

T.Vasuki v. The District Collector Cum District Magistrate

2020-07-09Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mrs Justice T. Krishnavalli (Retd.)2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.46 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.07.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.46 of 2020 T.Vasuki ... Petitioner -vs1.The District Collector cum District Magistrate Thanjavur 2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St.George Chennai 3.The State, rep.by Inspector of Police Pandanallur Kumbakonam Taluk Thanjavur District 4.Jailer / Additional Superintendent of Central Prison Trichirapalli Trichirapalli District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records relating to the impugned detention of the first respondent passed in his proceedings in P.D.No.33/2019, dated 24.11.2019 and to quash the same and set the detenue, namely, T.Sundar, son of Thiyagarajan, aged about 28 years, now confined at 4th respondent's Central Prison, Trichirapalli, at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.B.Prahalad Ravi For Respondents :

Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] The petitioner has filed the habeas corpus petition seeking to quash the proceedings of the first respondent in P.D.No.33/2019, dated 24.11.2019, branding the detenu viz., her son T.Sundar, son of Thiyagarajan, aged about 28 years, as a Boot-Legger as contemplated https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.46 of 2020 under Section 2(b) of Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982, detained him at the Central Prison, Trichy and to set him at liberty.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.376, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XV) Department, dated 20.01.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

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To:

1.The District Collector cum District Magistrate,Thanjavur. 2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Department of Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.

3.The Inspector of Police, Pandanallur,Kumbakonam Taluk,Thanjavur District. 4.The Jailer / Additional Superintendent of Central Prison, Trichirapalli,Trichirapalli District.

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

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