Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/871/2019dismissed as infructuous

Muthulakshmi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2019-12-03Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD)No.871 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.12.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD)No.871 of 2019 Muthulakshmi : Petitioner/Wife of the Detenu Vs.

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

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

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

: Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in H.H.S.Confdl.No.64/2019 dated 20.08.2019 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Mohaideen Nagarajan alias Nagarajan, son of Karuthappandi, aged about 31 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.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by T.RAJA., J) This petition has been filed challenging the impugned detention order dated 20.08.2019 passed by the second respondent in M.H.S.Confdl.No.64 of 2019.

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H.C.P.(MD)No.871 of 2019 2.Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the prayer sought for in the Hebeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous, since the detention order has been revoked by the Advisory Board.

3.Recording the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS-II) // True Copy // Sub Assistant Registrar(CS ) NS To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

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

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

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

Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.871 of 2019 Dated: 03.12.2019 MK (19.12.2019) 2P 5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2