Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/625/2017dismissed

I.Pappathi v. The Principal Secretary To

2017-07-27Honourable Mr Justice M.M.Sundresh,Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

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.625 of 2017 I.Pappathi ... Petitioner -vs1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, George Fort, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

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 records on the file of the second respondent in Detention Order No.29/BCDFGISSSV/2017 and set-aside the order of detention passed therein dated 15.04.2017 direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Ponnumani @ Doomeel Mani son of Irulandi aged 26 years before this Honourable Court, now detained at Central Prison, Madurai, and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.J.William Christopher 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 15.04.2017 in Detention Order No.29/BCDFGISSSV/2017, detaining her son 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, Sand Offenders, Sexual-Offenders, Slum-grabbers 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 Learned Additional Public Prosecutor reports that the order of detention passed against the detenu has been revoked by the Government by its order in G.O.Rt.No.2808, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 14.06.2017, and he has also produced a copy of the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(C.O) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To:

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

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

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai cp/am RL/5C/2P/KK/SAR1/8/8/2017 H.C.P.(MD) No.625 of 2017 27.07.2017 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/