Murugan v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

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 Murugan ... Petitioner -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu, rep.by The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department (XIV) Secretariat, Chennai-9 2.The District Collector and the District Magistrate O/o.the District Collector and the District Magistrate Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi 3.The Superintendent Central Prison Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District ... 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 in detention order No.H.S.(M) Confdl.No.69/2020, dated 10.09.2020, on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son namely Muthukumar, son of Murugan, aged 24 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District, before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Karuppasamy Pandiyan 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 father of the detenu, namely, Muthukumar, aged 24 years, challenging the 1/3

detention order in H.S.(M) Confdl.No.69/2020, dated 10.09.2020, 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 counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.4636, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 28.10.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

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To:

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department (XIV), State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and the District Magistrate, O/o.the District Collector and the District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.

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

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

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