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Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1611/2018dismissed as infructuous

àNnakkili v. The Principle Secretary To

2019-06-03Honourable Mr Justice M. Sathyanarayanan,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF THE MADRAS HIGH COURT DATE : 03.06.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P. (MD) NO. 1611 OF 2018 Annakkili .. Petitioner - Vs -

1. The Prl. Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Dept.

Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

3. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli. .. Respondents Petition filed for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records leading to the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent made in proceedings in Cr.M.P. No.33/2018 dated 2.11.2018 in detaining the detenu Nagaraj, S/o Ekambaram, aged about 28 years, lodged in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, detained under Section 2 (f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as Goonda, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Hon'ble Court and, thereafter, set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr. K.M.Karunakaran For Respondents : Mr. K.Dinesh Babu, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.Sathyanarayanan, J.) This habeas corpus petition has been preferred by the petitioner challenging the detention order dated 2.11.2018 passed by the 2nd respondent in and by which the 2nd https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

respondent detained the detenu, Nagaraj, S/o Ekambaram, branding him as a 'Goonda' under Section 2 (f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 with a view to preventing him from acting prejudicial to the interest of public health and public order.

2. When the matter is taken up today, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents submit that the detention order impugned above has been revoked by the Government. A copy of the order of revocation in G.O. Rt. No.5586, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIII) Dept., dated 21.12.2018 is produced before this Court.

3. Recording the said revocation, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition and, accordingly, this habeas corpus petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To

1. The Prl. Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition & Excise Dept.

Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate Tiruchirappalli District, Tiruchirappalli.

3. The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

4. The Addl. Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Madurai.

H.C.P. (MD) NO. 1611 OF 2018 03.06.2019 GLN KK/SAR/14.06.2019/2P-5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/