Poolpandi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government
H.C.P.(MD) No.803 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.11.2020
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE T.KRISHNAVALLI H.C.P.(MD) No.803 of 2020 Poolpandi ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep.by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in M.H.S.Confdl No.57/2020, dated 04.09.2020, on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely Poolpandi, aged about 22 years, son of Palavesam, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.
For Petitioner :
Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents :
Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
(Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.) This habeas corpus petition has been filed by the detenu, namely, Poolpandi, son of Palavesam, aged about 22 years, challenging the detention order in M.H.S.Confdl No.57/2020, dated 04.09.2020, passed by the second respondent, branding him as "Goonda" as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.4642, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.10.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.
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3. Recording the above submissions, the habeas corpus petition is closed.
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krk To:
1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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