Nalla Mayan v. The Principal Secretary To The Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.489 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.489 of 2020 Nalla Mayan ... Petitioner/Father of the detenu -vs1.The Principal Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Madurai.

... 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 No.17/BCDFGISSSV/2020, dated 9.7.2020 in detaining the detenu under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu namely, Sarathkumar, son of Nallamayan, Male, aged about 29 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Madurai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.S.Mahendrapathy For Respondents :

Mr.D.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the father of the detenu, namely, Sarathkumar, son of Nallamayan, aged about 29 years,challenging the detention order in No.17/BCDFGISSSV/2020, dated 9.7.2020 passed by the second respondent, branding him as "Goonda" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

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2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.3647, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 04.09.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

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To:

1.The Principal Secretary to the Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Madurai.

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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