Latha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.227 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 26.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.227 of 2021 Latha ... Petitioner -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Thanjavur District, Thanjavur 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli ... 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 pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in P.D.No.98/2020, dated 25.12.2020 in detaining the detenue under Section 2(f) of Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue namely Mannudaiyan Ganesan @ Ganesan, son of Mannudaiyan, Male, aged about 45 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Karunakaran.K.M.

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.813, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XV) Department, dated 18.02.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.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-I) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Note :

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krk To:

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

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

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law &Order) Fort St.Goerge, Chennai 600 009 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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