Muthuraja Sethu Pandian v. The Additional Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.06.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Muthuraja Sethu Pandian ... Petitioner/Detenu Vs.

1.The Additional Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi- 110 001.

2.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Madurai District, 4.The Inspector of Police, CSCID, Madurai.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, ... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records pertaining to the order of detention passed by the third respondent in his proceedings C.M.P.No.2 of 2020 (CS) dated 28.01.2020 and quash the same as illegal and produce the detenu, namely Parthasarathy, son of Kanjivanam, aged about 60 years, now he is confined in Central Prison, Madurai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lenin Kumar For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/3

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a copy of the proceedings in G.O.Rt.No.42, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 28.02.2020, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) SML To 1.The Additional Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi- 110 001.

2.The Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Madurai District, 4.The Inspector of Police, CSCID, Madurai.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, 2/3

6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public(Law and Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai-9. 7.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, +1 CC to Mr.S.JEYASINGH, Advocate ( SR-13111[F] dated 05/06/2020 ) Order made in Dated:

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