Palanichamy v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.11.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL Palanichamy ... Petitioner vs.

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Dindigul District, District.

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

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in Detention Order No.54/2023 dated 08.08.2023 and quash the same and to direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Palanichamy son of Subbaiah, aged about 50 years, now confining as ''Goonda'' at Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Prakash For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] This order will now dispose of the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for the sake of brevity].

2. Mr.R.Prakash, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, learned State Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents are before us.

3. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board) vide proceedings dated 19.09.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.5190, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIII) Department.

4. In the light of the aforementioned undisputed position, common submission is made that nothing survives in the captioned habeas corpus petition.

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5. Recording the aforementioned common submission, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S., J.) (R.S.V., J.) 06.11.2023 Index : Yes / No : Yes / No bala To

1. The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600009.

2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Dindigul District, District.

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

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

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M.SUNDAR, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

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