Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1129/2015dismissed as infructuous

Velavan, v. The Secretary To Government

2015-11-19Honourable Mr Justice P.R.Shivakumar,Honourable Mr Justice V. S. Ravi2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.11.2015

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.SHIVAKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.S.RAVI H.C.P(MD)No.1129 of 2015 Velavan .. Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. District Collector and District Magistrate, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

.. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in No.09/Goonda/2015 dated 22.07.2015 and quash the same and direct the Respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Velavan, S/o.Muthukili @ Muthu Thevar aged about 35 years, now detained at Madurai Central Prison before this court. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.A.Ramar, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by V.S.RAVI,J] The petitioner is the detenu. He has been detained, as per the order of the second respondent under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982, branding him as "Goonda". Challenging the same, he has come up with this petition.

https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has submitted

that the impugned detention order passed against the detenu has already been revoked.

3.In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, the relief sought for in the petition has become infructuous and therefore, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. District Collector and District Magistrate, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

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

5.The Addl.Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

MJ TE/GSV-AN/ 04/12/2015 : 2P/6C Order Made in H.C.P(MD)No.1129 of 2015 19.11.2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/