Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1138/2020closed

Selvam v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2021-03-03Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram,Honourable Mr Justice G.Ilangovan2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.1138 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 03.03.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.1138 of 2020 Selvam ... Petitioner/Detenu -vs1.State of Tamil Nadu Rep.by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home, Prohibition and Excise Department Secretariat Chennai-600 009 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli 3.The Superintendent of Prison Central Prison Palayamkottai Tirunelveli ... Respondents PRAYER : Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in M.H.S.Confdl.No.107/2020, dated 21.11.2020, on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenu namely Selvam, aged about 25 years, son of Thangapandi, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents :

Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

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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.225, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 11.01.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

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

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1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

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