Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/108/2017closed

John v. The Principal Secretary To

2017-05-23Honourable Mr Justice C.V. Karthikeyan,Honourable Mr Justice M.V. Muralidaran2 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.05.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN H.C.P(MD)No.108 of 2017 John .. Petitioner Vs.

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

2. The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City.

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

: 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, connected with the detention order of the second respondent in No.2/BCDFGISSSV/2017, dated 11.01.2017, and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, by name, Selvakumar, son of John, aged about 24 years, detained at Palayamkottai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Vinoth Bharathi For Respondents : Mr.C.Mayilvahana Rajendran Addl.Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.V.MURALIDARAN, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor that the detention order has already been revoked by order dated 28.02.2017 in G.O.Rt.No.1013 Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. In view of the submission made, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed, as the detention order has already been revoked.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To

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

2. The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City.

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

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

5. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order)Secretarit, Chennai - 600 009.

pjl vb/mr/sar3/31.05.2017/2p/6c ORDER MADE IN H.C.P(MD)No.108 of 2017 23.05.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/