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Manjula v. The Chief Secretary To Government

2021-03-10Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.377 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.377 of 2021 Manjula ... Petitioner -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu, rep. by Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

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

4..The Inspector of Police, Ponnamaravathi Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the 2nd respondent in Detention Order in P.D.O.No.78 of 2020, dated 30.12.2020 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, Gangadevan @ Gangadharan, aged about 26 years, before this Court and set him at liberty, now detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

For Petitioner :

Mr.RMS.Sethuraman For Respondents :

Mr.R.Anandharaj Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.) Heard Mr.RMS.Sethuraman, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.R.Anandharaj, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

2.When the matter was taken up for hearing, Mr.RMS.Sethuraman, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.377 of 2021 would state that the detention order impugned in this habeas corpus petition in P.D.O.No.78 of 2020, dated 30.12.2020 has been revoked. 3.Recording the above submissions, the habeas corpus petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) AM Note :In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To:

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

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

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

4..The Inspector of Police, Ponnamaravathi Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Chennai-9.

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

Order made in H.C.P.(MD) No.377 of 2021 10.03.2021 SRK(CO) SRS (18/03/2021) 2P : 7C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2