Nasira Banu v. The State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.08.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA Nasira Banu ... Petitioner/ Wife of the Detenu -vs1.The Additional Secretary to Government, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution System, Government of India, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001.

2.The Secretary to Government, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution System, Government of India, New Delhi-110 001.

3.State of Tamil Nadu rep by The Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department

Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

4.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli City, Tiruchirappalli.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the 3rd respondent made in his proceedings in C.No. 01/BM/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2025 dated 22.04.2025 in detaining the detenu under the Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of Supplies of Essential Commodities Act, 1980(Central Act 7 of 1980) as a Black Marketer and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu namely Esmyil, S/o.Sulaimann, Male, aged about 43 yeas, who is detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner :

Mr.M.Karunakaran For Respondents :

Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.] When the matter was taken up for hearing toady, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.173, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E2) Department,, dated 02.06.2025 submitted that the detention order had already been revoked. 2.Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

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To:

1.The Additional Secretary to Government, Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution System, Government of India, Room No.270, Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi-110 001.

2.The Secretary to Government, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution System, Government of India, New Delhi-110 001.

3.State of Tamil Nadu rep by The Secretary to Government, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

4.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli City, Tiruchirappalli.

5.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

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

A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA, J.

AND R.POORNIMA , J.

NS H.C.P.(MD) No.546 of 2024 06.08.2025