Alex @ Alexpandian v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT, MADURAI ( Special Original Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Twelfth day of August Two Thousand Twenty One PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice V.BHARATHIDASAN AND The Hon`ble Mrs.Justice J.NISHA BANU HCP(MD). No.1137 of 2021 (in the matter of ALEX @ ALEXPANDIAN under Article 226 of the Constitution of India) Alex @ Alexpandian S/o. Kannan Gopalasamuthiram Cheranmahadevi Taluk Tirunelveli District.

Now confined at The Central Prison Palayamkottai Tirunelveli District.

... Petitioner(s) Vs The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat Chennai - 600009 and 2 others ... Respondent(s) To 1 The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and, Excise Department,Secretariat, Chennai-, 600009..

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

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

(With copies of petition and affidavit for each) Through 1 THE REGISTRAR GENERAL,HIGH COURT, MADRAS FOR R1 2.THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE, THOOTHUKUDI FOR R2 3 THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICT JUDGE, TIRUNELVELI FOR R3 (in duplicate, with copies for immediate service and return with covering letter) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ Whereas upon Motion this day made unto this Court by Thiru/Tmt.

M/S PRAGALATHAN, Advocate for the petitioner and MR.S.RAVI, Government Advocate for the respondents and the Advocate for the petitioner praying this Hon'ble Court to call for the records connected with the detention order passed in H.S. (M) Confdl.No. 97 of 2021 dated. 16.07.2021 on the file of the R2 herein and quash the same and direct the repsondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely Alex alias Alexpandian, S/o. Kannan aged about 29 years, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this court and set him at liberty forthwith.

Whereas this Court hath directed issue of notice, returnable by 13.09.2021 to the respondents 1 to 3 herein to show cause why this petition should not be complied with:

Now take notice that you, namely 1 The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home Prohibition and, Excise Department Secretariat Chennai -600009., 2 The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi., 3 The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Palayamkottai Tirunelveli, The respondents 1 to 3 herein are hereby directed to appear in person or by an Advocate before the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai at 10.30 a.m on 13.09.2021 to show cause why this petition should not be complied with.

HEREIN FAIL NOT, WITNESS The Hon`ble Thiru. AMRESHWAR PRATAP SAHI, The Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Madras on 12/08/2021. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR(CS-I) ORDER DATED : 12/08/2021 HEARING DATE : 13/09/2021 ========================== NOTICE ========================== https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ HCP(MD). No.1137 of 2021 RD(17.08.2021) 2P 7C