Oosikattan Alias Oosipandian 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.1480 of 2021 Oosikattan alias Oosipandian ... Petitioner /Detenu Vs.

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise (xiv) Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Trichy Central Prison, Trichy 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 connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in M.H.S.Confdl No.135/2021 dated 08.09.2021 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Oosikattan alias Oosipandian, son of Kanagaraj, aged about 37 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Trichy Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani 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that as per G.O.Rt.No.5051, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.10.2021, the detention order has been revoked.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 (CRL) // 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, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise (xiv) Department, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

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

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