Murugan, v. The Secretary To Government,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.07.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.378 of 2017 Murugan ... Petitioner -vs1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600009.

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

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai 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 Detention Order No.15/2017 dated 05.03.2017 and Quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Murugan, S/o.Narayanan, aged about 49, now detained at Madurai Central Prison before this Honourable Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.C.Ramesh Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention, dated 05.03.2017 in Detention Order No.15/2017, detaining him as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of dangerous activities of Boot leggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slumgrabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982). https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.1766, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department, dated 17.04.2017, and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, the petition is dismissed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To:

1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600009.

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

3. The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

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

CP/SJ TE/KP/SAR-III : 19/07/2017 : 2P/5C H.C.P.(MD) No.378 of 2017 07.07.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/