Kavitha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.296 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.09.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.296 of 2020 Kavitha ... Petitioner -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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

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

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.47/2020, dated 26.05.2020 in detaining the detenu under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Bootlegger and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu viz., Balasubramaniyan, S/o. Natarajan, Male, aged about 30 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Trichy, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.K.M.Karunakaran For Respondents: Mr.V.Neelakandan Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed challenging the order of detention passed in Cr.M.P.No.47/2020, dated 26.05.2020, by the second respondent.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor on instructions submitted that the Government itself has revoked the order of detention by the order in G.O.Rt.No.3073, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 23.07.2020. He has also produced the copy of the said Government Order.

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3. In view of the above, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed as no further order is necessary.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-I) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) 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 Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

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

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

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

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order) Fort st.George, Chennai - 09.

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