Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/364/2019dismissed as infructuous

Micheal George S/O.Jesu Antony v. The Principal Secretary To

2020-05-08Honourable Mr Justice P. N. Prakash,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P(MD)No.364 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.05.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P(MD)No.364 of 2019 (Through Video Conference) Micheal George ... Petitioner Vs.

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 District Magistrate and District Collector, Kanniyakumari District.

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

... Respondents Prayer: Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of respondent No.2 in P.D.No.13 of 2019 dated 11.04.2019 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Micheal George, son of Jesu Antony, aged about 58 years, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.R.Anandaraj Additional Public Prosecutor *****

O R D E R

(Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the detention order was passed on 11.04.2019 and the detenu has also completed the detention https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P(MD)No.364 of 2019 period, as such, nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition.

2. Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD II) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) gk To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamilnadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Kanniyakumari District.

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

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

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public and Law Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

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