S.Sathish Kumar v. The Additioanl Chief Secretary To Governement

H.C.P.(MD) No.655 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.07.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.655 of 2021 S.Sathishkumar ... Petitioner/Son of the detenu -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Habeas corpus calling for the entire records in detention order passed in C.O.C.No.06/2021 dated 30.03.2021 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's mother namely, Suriya @ Suriyaganthi, W/o Sekar, Female, aged 56 years, who is detained in Central Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli before this Court and set her at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.K.A.S.Prabhu 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 son of the detenue namely, Suriya @ Suriyaganthi, female, aged about 56 years, W/o Sekar, who has been branded as "Bootlegger" by the second respondent in C.O.C.No.06/2021 dated 30.03.2021, as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. 2.When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.655 of 2021 appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.2556, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XV) Department, dated 09.06.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government.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 :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, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli.

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law &Order) Fort St.Goerge, Chennai 600 009 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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