Sudha v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.1123 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.01.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.1123 of 2020 Sudha ... Petitioner/Mother of the detenue -vs1.State of of Tamil Nadu, Represented by The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District, Theni.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai.

... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the entire records in detention order No.44 of 2020, dated 18.09.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the petitioner's son namely Rajesh, S/o.Ananth, aged 21 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Madurai before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Senguttuarasan For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J.] When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.4982, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department, dated 17.11.2020, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Records) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) am Note :

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To:

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XVI) Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, O/o.District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District, Theni.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Madurai.

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

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