Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/942/2019dismissed as infructuous

Manjula v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2019-12-05Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD)No.942 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:05.12.2019

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD)No.942 of 2019 Manjula : Petitioner/Daughter-in-law of the detenue Vs.

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

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

3. The Inspector of Police, Thirugokarnam Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

4. The Superintendent Central Prison (Special Prison for Women), Trichy District.

: Respondents PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the impugned detention order made in P.D.O.No.47/2019 dated 27.08.2019 passed by the 2nd respondent herein and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to set the detenue namely Tmt.Chitra, W/o.Rethinam, aged about 50 years at liberty, who is confined at Central Prison (Special Prison for Women), Tiruchirappalli.

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Antony Arul Raj For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu Additional Public Prosecutor https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD)No.942 of 2019

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by T.RAJA., J) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding dated 30.10.2019 in G.O.Rt.No.4348, Home, Prohibition and Excise(XIV) Department, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording his submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

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

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

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

3. The Inspector of Police, Thirugokarnam Police Station, Pudukkottai District.

4. The Superintendent Central Prison (Special Prison for Women), Trichy District.

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

Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.942 of 2019 Dated:05.12.2019 vs AE/ (02.01.2020) 2P 6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2/2