Balamurugan v. The Additional Chief 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.1095 of 2024 Balamurugan ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV)Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

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 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 in M..H.S.Confdl.No.124/2024 dated 12.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, by name, Balamurugan, son of Ganesan, aged about 24 years now detained 1/4

as "Goonda" at Palayamkottai 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 in M..H.S.Confdl.No.124/2024 dated 12.07.2024 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, by name, Balamurugan, son of Ganesan, aged about 24 years now detained as "Goonda" at Palayamkottai 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.6088, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 02.09.2024, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Government. 2/4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 Additional Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600009.

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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C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J.

and R.POORNIMA, J.

LS ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD) No.1095 of 2024 29.10.2024 4/4