Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/210/2019dismissed as infructuous

Raj@Uikkattan Raji v. The Principal Secretary To

2019-08-07Honourable Mr Justice M. Sathyanarayanan,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD)No.210 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 07.08.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P(MD)No.210 of 2019 Raj @ Uikkattan Raji ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.

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

... Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records pertaining to the detention order in M.H.S.Confdl No.17/2019, dated 30.01.2019, passed by the second respondent and set aside the same by setting the detenu by name Raj @ Uikkattan Raji, S/o Thirupappu Nadar, aged about 31 years and set him at liberty, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sivabalan For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor * * * * *

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN,J.) The detenu himself is the petitioner and challenging the legality of the impugned order of detention dated 30.01.2019, passed by the second respondent, under Section 3(1) of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982) and branding him as 'Goonda' in M.H.S.Confdl No.17/2019, came forward to file the present Habeas Corpus Petition.

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2. Heard the submissions of the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, who, on instructions, would submit that the detention order dated 30.01.2019, passed by the second respondent in M.H.S.Confdl No.17/2019, has been revoked by the first respondent vide G.O.(Rt).No.1055, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 25.03.2019.

3. In view of the said development, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition.

4. In fine, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar () // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ssl To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector cum District Magistrate, Tirunelveli, Tirunelveli District.

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

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

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