Mariselvam v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

H.C.P.(MD) No.1234 of 2020 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.02.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ILANGOVAN H.C.P.(MD) No.1234 of 2020 Mariselvam ... Petitioner/Brother of the detenu -vs1.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 District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

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 M.H.S.Confdl.No.116/2020 dated 07.12.2020 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Sankar Nainar, son of Mariappan, aged about 27 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

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.(2D) No.584, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 04.02.2021, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked.

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

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD-II) // True Copy // / /2021 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) 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.

am 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 District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

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

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

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