Chanderan v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.246 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.246 of 2021 Chanderan ... Petitioner -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department State of Tamilnadu, Fort St.George Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police Office of the Commissioner of Police Tirunelveli City 3.The Superintendent of Prison Palayamkottai Central Prison Tirunelveli District ... 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 entire records connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in No.12/BCDFGISSSV/2020, dated 28.12.2020, and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Sudalai alias Siva, son of Chanderan, aged about 24 years, now detained in Palayamkottai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.Vinoth Bharathi.R.

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.800, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ ___________

H.C.P.(MD) No.246 of 2021 dated 18.02.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Note :

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krk To:

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City.

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

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

H.C.P.(MD) No.246 of 2021 26.03.2021 CN(17.05.2021) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ ___________