S. Arumugakani v. The Additional Cheif Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.08.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI S.Arumugakani ... Petitioner/Wife of the Detenu -vs1.The State of Tamil Nadu, represented by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and the District Magistrate Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli.

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

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records, connected with the Detention Order passed in M.H.S.Confdl. No.04/2020, dated 7.2.2020 on the file of the second respondent and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely the Petitioner's husband i.e., Chellapandi @ Arumugapandi, aged about 30 years, son of Paramasivan, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Pragalanthan For Respondents :

Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor 1/3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the wife of the detenu, namely, Chellapandi @ Arumugapandi, son of Paramasivan, aged about 30 years, challenging the detention order in M.H.S.Confdl. No.04/2020, dated 7.2.2020, passed by the second respondent, branding him as "Goonda" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.1374, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 16.03.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

3. Recording the above submission, the habeas corpus petition is closed.

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To:

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

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2.The District Collector and the District Magistrate Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli.

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

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

ORDER MADE IN 19.08.2020 KM (26.08.2020) 3P 5C 3/3