Lakshmi v. The Deputy Inspector General

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.03.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.53 of 2019 Lakshmi ... Petitioner -vs1.The Deputy Inspector General of Police Tirunelveli Range and Commissioner of Police Tirunelveli City (Full Additional Charge) Tirunelveli 2.The Secretary to Government Food, Co-operation and Consumer Protection Department Secretariate, Chennai-9 3.The Secretary to Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs Food and Consumer Affairs Department Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan New Delhi-110 001 4.The state rep.by Inspector of Police Civil Supplies Criminal Investigation Department Tirunelveli, Tiruneveli District 5.Jailer / Additional Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Palayamkottai Tirunelveli 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 of relating to the impugned detention order of the 1st respondent passed in his proceedings in No.2/BM/2019 dated 02.01.2019 and quash the same and set the detenue namely Vinothkumar S/o.Varathappan aged about 25 years no confined at 5th Respondent's Central Prison, Palayamkottai at liberty.

For Petitioner :Mr.B.Prahalad Ravi For Respondents: Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor for R1, R2 & R4 Mr.M.Karunanidhi C.G.S.C. for R3 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.] It is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the detention order, vide proceedings No.2/BM/2019 dated 02.01.2019, passed by the first respondent, has not been approved by the Government and to that effect, he has produced a copy of the letter No.180/E2/2019, dated 11.09.2019, sent by the Principal Secretary to Government to the first respondent.

2. Recording the same, the habeas corpus petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) / True Copy / Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To:

1.The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Tirunelveli Range and Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City (Full Additional Charge), Tirunelveli. 2.The Secretary to Government, Food, Co-operation and Consumer Protection Department, Secretariate, Chennai-9.

3.The Secretary to Government of India, Department of Consumer Affairs, Food and Consumer Affairs Department, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001. 4.The Inspector of Police, Civil Supplies, Criminal Investigation Department, Tirunelveli, Tiruneveli District.

5.Jailer / Additional Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. 6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

+1 CC to M/s.M.KARUNANITHI, Advocate(SR-50902[F]dated 01/03/2019 ) H.C.P.(MD) No.53 of 2019 01.03.2019 KRK ES/21.03.2019/2P/8C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/