Vellaiammal v. The Additional Chief Secretary To The Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :29.10.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA H.C.P.(MD) No.931 of 2024 Vellaiammal ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

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

3. The Inspector of Police, Veeravanallur Police Station, Tirunelvlei District (Crime No.214/2024) 4.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records relating to Detention Order passed by the second respondent in 1/4

M.H.S.Confdl.No.99/2024 dated 07.06.2024 and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, namely, Prabhakaran, son of Murugan, aged about 50 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Central Prison, Palayamkottai and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.P.Rajkumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to call for the records relating to Detention Order passed by the second respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.99/2024 dated 07.06.2024 and quash the same and consequently, direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, namely, Prabhakaran, son of Murugan, aged about 50 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Central Prison, Palayamkottai and set him at liberty forthwith.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.4979, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 25.07.2024, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government. 2/4

3. In view of the same, nothing survives for further adjudication. This Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

(C.V.K., J.) (R.P, J.) 29.10.2024 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No LS To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

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

3. The Inspector of Police, Veeravanallur Police Station, Tirunelvlei District.

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

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

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

LS ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.931 of 2024 29.10.2024 4/4