Velangkattan @ Periyasamy v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 16.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Velangkattan @ Periyasamy ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Alwarthirunagari Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in Detention order No.H.S(M).Confdl.No.122 of 2020 dated 12.12.2020 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, Sundar, son of Velangkattan @ Periyasamy, aged about 20 years, now detained as "Goonda" Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.Saravanakumar For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor 1/3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] The Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the father of the detenu, namely, Sundar, son of Velangkattan @ Periyasamy, aged about 20 years, who has been branded as "Goonda" by the second respondent in Detention Order No.H.S(M).Confdl.No.122 of 2020 dated 12.12.2020, as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, 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.598, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 04.02.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(P & A) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) skn Note :

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To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

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2.The District Collector & District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District Thoothukudi.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

4.The Inspector of Police, Alwarthirunagari Police Station, Thoothukudi District.

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

16.03.2021 nsm(CO) TR(03.05.2021) 3P 6C 3/3