Vanitha v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :29.10.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN and THE HON'BLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA H.C.P.(MD) No.1044 of 2024 Vanitha ... Petitioner Vs.

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3. The Superintendent of Police Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

... Respondents PRAYER : Petition 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 second respondent No. 34/BCDFGISSSV/2024, dated 23.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name, Ajaykumar, son of Raja, aged about 23 years, now detained as "Goonda" 1/4

at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Dr.R.Alagumani For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

The present Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent No. 34/BCDFGISSSV/2024, dated 23.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name, Ajaykumar, son of Raja, aged about 23 years, now detained as "Goonda" at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.6200, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 05.09.2024, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government. 2/4

3. In view of the same, nothing survives for further adjudication. This Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.

(C.V.K., J.) (R.P, J.) 29.10.2024 Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No NCC : Yes / No LS To

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

2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai.

3. The Superintendent of Police Madurai Central Prison, Madurai.

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

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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

LS ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.1044 of 2024 29.10.2024 4/4