Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1476/2021revoked

Esakkiyammal v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2022-02-01Honourable Dr Justice G. Jayachandran,Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.1476 of 2021 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.1476 of 2021 Esakkiyammal ... Petitioner /Wife of the Detenu Vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli-9.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Palayamkottai Central Prison, Tirunelveli 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 entire records connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in M.H.S.Confdl.No.122/2021 dated 24.08.2021 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Mookkandi, son of Lakshmanathevar, aged about 44 years, now detained in Palayamkottai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Vinoth Bharathi For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor

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.5767, Home, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.1476 of 2021 Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 26.11.2021, the detention order has been revoked.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, State of Tamilnadu, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli-9.

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

4.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order), Fort. St.George, Chennai-9 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court,Madurai.

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