J. Stefen Selvaraj @ Kennedy v. The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep.By

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.11.2018

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH AND THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE R.THARANI H.C.P.(MD)No.988 of 2018 J.Stefen Selvaraj @ Kennedy : Petitioner Vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

2. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.

3. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by the Principal Secretary, Department of Municipal Administration and water Supply, Fort St. George, Chennai.

4. The State of Tamil Nadu represented by The Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai.

5. The Additional Director General of Prisons/ The Inspector General of Prisons, Office of the Inspector General of Prisons, Elumbur, Chennai.

6. The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison,

7. The District Collector, Office of the District Collector,

8. The Commissioner, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Alagarkoil Road,

9. The District Health Officer, District Collector Office Campus, 10.The Municipal Health Officer, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Alagar Koil Road, : Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to direct the respondents to produce the person or body of the detenu by name Mugilan, aged 50 years S/o.Rengasamy before this Court and set him at liberty from the solitary confinement in the Madurai Central Prison forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.N.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBBIAH, J] This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to produce his friend namely, Mugilan, aged 50 years, S/o.Rengasamy. 2.In the affidavit filed in support of this Petition, it has been averred that the petitioner is the friend of the detenu and he is involving in Human Rights Activities and also participating in several democratic activities. It is further averred that the detenu was kept in solitary confinement in an unhygienic condition. Therefore, the respondents are duty bound to protect and promote the rights of the petitioner by way of maintaining good sanitation and conservancy in Madurai Central Prison. In this regard, the petitioner has made a representation dated 08.07.2018 to the respondent. Since no effective steps were not taken by the respondents, the present Hebeas Corpus Petition has been filed. 3.When the matter came up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that now the detenu was released on bail on 26.09.2018.

4.In view of the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition. Hence, this Hebeas Corpus Pettion stands closed. Sd/ Assistant Registrar(CS-II) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-II) To

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

2. The Principal Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Health and Family Welfare Department, Fort St. George, Chennai.

3. The Principal Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Department of Municipal Administration and water Supply, Fort St. George, Chennai.

4. The Principal Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu Public Works Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai.

5. The Additional Director General of Prisons/ The Inspector General of Prisons, Office of the Inspector General of Prisons, Elumbur, Chennai.

6. The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison,

7. The District Collector, Office of the District Collector,

8. The Commissioner, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Alagarkoil Road,

9. The District Health Officer, District Collector Office Campus,

10. The Municipal Health Officer, Madurai Municipal Corporation, Alagar Koil Road, +1 cc to Mr.Alagumani,Advocate,SR.No.95285 Ns SS/RSK/SAR 2/17.12.2018/4P/12C Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.988 of 2018 Dated: 13.11.2018