Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1675/2021revoked

Vellapandi v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2022-04-05Honourable Mr Justice R. Subramanian,Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.1675 of 2021 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.04.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR H.C.P.(MD) No.1675 of 2021 Vellapandi ... Petitioner / Detenu -Vs1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli. ...Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records connected with the detention order passed in No.47/BCDFGISSSV/2021, dated 21.09.2021 on the file of the second respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu or body of the detenue, namely, Vellapandi, aged about 45 years, S/o.Ramar, now detained at the Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.

AND N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

The petitioner is the detenu, namely, Vellapandi, S/o.Ramar, aged about 45 years. The detenu has been detained by the second respondent by his proceedings in No.47/BCDFGISSSV/2021, dated 21.09.2021, holding him to be a "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The said order is under challenge in this Habeas Corpus Petition.

2.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.5870, Home, Prohibition & Excise (XIV) Department, dated 30.11.2021, would https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.1675 of 2021 submit that the impugned detention order No.47/BCDFGISSSV/2021, dated 21.09.2021, has been revoked by the Advisory Board. Hence, the prayer sought for herein has become infructuous. 3.Recording the same, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CS III) // True Copy // / /2022 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) Myr To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home and Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli.

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

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

5.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law & Order), Fort St.George, Chennai - 9.

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