Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/538/2020closed

Chinnamani v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2020-10-12Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mrs Justice T. Krishnavalli (Retd.)2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.538 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.10.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.538 of 2020 Chinnamani ... Petitioner -vs1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, District Jail, Theni, Theni District.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus calling for the records in pursuant to the proceedings of the second respondent in detention order No.33/2020 dated 20.07.2020, quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the detenu, namely, Arunpandi S/o Chinnamani aged about 21 years who is now detained in District Jail, Theni before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.V.Manikandan For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] The petitioner has filed the habeas corpus petition seeking to quash the proceedings of the second respondent in Detention Order No.33/2020 dated 20.07.2020, branding the detenu viz., his son, Arunpandi, Son of Chinnamani, aged about 21 years, as a "Sand Offender" as contemplated under Section 2(gg) of Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982, detained him at the District Jail, Theni and to set him at liberty.

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2. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.3658, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department, dated 04.09.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

3. Recording the above submissions, the habeas corpus petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-III) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) skn Note :In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the advocate / litigant concerned.

To:

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

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

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

4. The Superintendent of Prison, District Jail, Theni, Theni District.

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

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