Arun v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI Arun ... Petitioner/Detenu -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise(XIV) Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and the District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli.

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.36/2020, dated 04.07.2020, and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Arun, son of Perumal, aged about 33 years, now detained as ''Goonda'' at Palayamkottai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents :

Mr.D.Dinesh Babu, Additional Public Prosecutor 1/3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the detenu, namely,Arun, son of Perumal, aged about 33 years, challenging the detention order in M.H.S.Confdl.No.36/2020, dated 04.07.2020, passed by the second respondent, branding him as "Goonda" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, 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.3668, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 04.09.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.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 Additional Chief Secretary to Government State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise(XIV) Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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2.The District Collector and the District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli.

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), Fort Saint George, Chennai ORDER MADE IN 08.10.2020 al(CO) TR(29.10.2020) 3P 6C 3/3