Muthulakshmi v. The Secretary To Govt.,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 05.10.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.V.MURALIDARAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1044 of 2016 Muthulakshmi : Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Additional Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001.

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

: Respondents Prayer: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in H.S.(M). Confdl.No.33/2016, dated 20.07.2016 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of the detenu by name Murugan S/o.Selvaraj @ Palraj, aged about 35 years, now detained in Palayamkottai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For respondents : Mr.T.Mohan, 1, 2 & 4 Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ For 3rd respondent : Mr.C.Nandagopal, C.G.S.C.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by S.NAGAMUTHU, J.) Challenging the detention order passed by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tuticorin District, in H.S.(M). Confdl.No.33/2016, dated 20.07.2016, ordering to detain one Murugan S/o.Selvaraj @ Palraj, the petitioner has come up with this Petition.

2.Today, when the matter was taken up, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that as per G.O.Rt.No.351, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (E3) Department, dated 21.09.2016, the above said detention order has been revoked. 3.In view of the same, this Habeas Corpus petition has become infructuous and accordingly, the same is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (RTI) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary to Government, Department of Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District.

3.The Additional Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001. 4.The Superintendent of Prison, Palayamkottai Central Prison, Tirunelveli District. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

Order made in H.C.P.(MD) No.1044 of 2016 Dated:05.10.2016 gcg SH/SS-3:25.10.2016:2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/