Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1363/2015dismissed

Manoharan v. The Secretary To Government

2016-01-05Honourable Mr Justice P.R.Shivakumar,Honourable Mr Justice V. S. Ravi2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.01.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.SHIVAKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.S.RAVI H.C.P(MD)No.1363 of 2015 Manoharan .. Petitioner Vs.

State of Tamil Nadu rep. By 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort. St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

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

.. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records relating to the detention order of the second respondent in P.D.No.49/2015, dated 06.09.2015 and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner viz., Manoharan S/o.Govindarasu, male, aged 35 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu For Respondents : Mr.A.Ramar Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

*********** [Order of the Court was made by P.R.SHIVAKUMAR, J.] The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Habeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous, as the order of detention challenged herein has been revoked by the Government. 2.Mr.A.Ramar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor, produced a copy of the Government Order containing the revocation order. The revocation order came to be passed in G.O.Rt.No.6556, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XV) Department, dated 16.10.2015. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3. As the order of detention has been revoked, the Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(P&A) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort. St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order) Fort Saint George, Chennai 3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o. the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

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

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

gcg RL/6C/SKS/RR/20/1/2016 H.C.P(MD)No.1363 of 2015 Dated: 05.01.2016 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/