Sethuammal v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.629 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.629 of 2021 Sethuammal ... 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.19/2021 dated 12.03.2021 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Maruthupandi, Son of Umaiyappan, aged about 28 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 mother of the detenu namely, Maruthupandi, Son of Umaiyappan, male, aged 28 years, who has been branded as "Drug Offender" by the second respondent in M.H.S.Confdl No.19/2021 dated 12.03.2021, 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.629 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.1952, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 27.04.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-I) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) skn Note :

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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 Standing Counsel for Tamil Nadu Government, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. H.C.P.(MD) No.629 of 2021 29.06.2021 sss(CO) TR(09.07.2021) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2