Rajalakshmi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

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.1454 of 2021 Rajalakshmi ... Petitioner /Wife of Detenu Vs.

1.The State of Tamilnadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, 4.The Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Ramanathapuram District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Habeas Corpus Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records relating to the Detention Order passed by the second respondent in Detention Order S.R.No.81/S.O./2021, dated 03.09.2021 and quash the same and direct the Respondents to produce the body or person of the Detenue namely Karuppasamy, S/o.Kazhani, aged about 32 years, before this Court and set him at liberty, now detained at Central Prison, Madurai.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Veerakumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor 1/3

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that as per G.O.Rt.No.5043, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 28.10.2021, the detention order has been revoked.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T & P) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) am Note:In view of the present lock down owing to COVID-19 pandemic, a web copy of the order may be utilized for official purposes, but, ensuring that the copy of the order that is presented is the correct copy, shall be the responsibility of the Advocate/litigant concerned.

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, 2/3

4.The Inspector of Police, Peraiyur Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

5. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort Saint George, Chennai 6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, H.C.P.(MD)No.1454 of 2021 01.02.2022 sb(CO) TR(14.02.2022) 3P 7C 3/3