Vincent Raja v. The Additional Cheif Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.1248 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 01.02.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN H.C.P.(MD) No.1248 of 2021 Vincent Raja ... Petitioner -vs1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate Ramanathapuram District 3.The Superintendent of Prison Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in S.R.No.54/D.O/2021, dated 25.07.2021, 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 Vincent Raja, aged about 24 years, S/o.Rajendran, now detained at Madurai Central Prison, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner :

Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents :

Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

S.VAIDYANATHAN , J.

and DR.

G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

Today when the matter was taken up, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that as per G.O.Rt.No.5002, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 28.10.2021, the detention order has been revoked.

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2. In view of the same, nothing survives in this Habeas Corpus Petition and therefore, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

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To:

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public(Law & Order), Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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