Esakki v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.545 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 29.06.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.545 of 2021 Esakki ... Petitioner -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli - 9.

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

... 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 of the respondent No.2 in M.H.S.Confdl No.24/2021 dated 15.03.2021 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue by name Kittan alias Navaneethakrishan, son of Archunan aged about 29 years, now detained in Palayamkottai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Vinoth Bharathi For Respondents :

Mr.S.Ravi Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu Government

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] The Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the grandfather of the detenu namely, Kittan alias Navaneethakrishan, son of Archunan, male, aged 29 years, who has been branded as "Drug Offender" by the second respondent in M.H.S.Confdl No.24/2021 dated 15.03.2021, as contemplated under Section 2(e) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.545 of 2021 2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.2082, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 04.05.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government.

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

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli - 9.

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

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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