Balasaraswathi v. The Secretary To Government Of India

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.01.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN Balasaraswathi ... Petitioner -vs1.The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Internal Security, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public (Law & Order-F) Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 002.

3.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

... 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 detention order in No.7/NSA/2020 dated 27.10.2020 passed by the 3rd respondent and set aside the same by setting the detenue by namely, Rathakrishnan S/o Chinnasamy Reddiyar aged about 58 years and set his at liberty, now detain at Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Aravinthan For Respondents: Mr.M.Karthikeya Venkitachalapathy Central Govt. Senior Panel Counsel (for R1) Mr.R.Anandharaj Additional Public Prosecutor (for R2 to R4) 1/3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents 2 to 4, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.639, Public (Law and Order-F) Department, dated 16.12.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-I) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) skn Note :

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To 1.The Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Internal Security, North Block, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public (Law & Order-F) Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 002.

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3.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

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

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

+1 CC to M/s.M.KARTHIKEYA VENKATACHALAPATHY, Advocate ( SR-741[F] dated 11/01/2021 ) 08.01.2021 SVN (CO) NR (02/02/2021) 3P : 8C 3/3