Murugesan v. The Principal Secretary To

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.07.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.607 of 2017 Murugesan ... Petitioner -vs1. The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

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.

... 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 second respondent in Detention Order No.26/2017 dated 19.04.2017 and Quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Murugesan, son of Lakshmana Thevar, aged about 44 years, now detained at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.T.Mohan, 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 19.04.2017 in Detention Order No.26/2017, detaining him as "Goonda", as contemplated under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of dangerous activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Sand Offenders, Sexual-Offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982).

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 Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2829, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 14.06.2017, and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, the petition is dismissed.

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

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

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.

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

CP/AM TE/KP/SAR-I : 03/08/2017 : 2P/5C H.C.P.(MD) No.607 of 2017 27.07.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/