Sivakami v. The District Collector And District Magistrate

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.06.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1861 of 2022 Sivakami ... Petitioner Vs.

State represented by 1.The District Collector and District Magistrate / District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, George Fort, Chennai- 600 009.

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

...Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records of the first respondent in Detention Order No.92/2022 dated 03.10.2022 (TPDA. No.8273 dated 04.10.2022) setting aside the order of detention passed therein dated 03.10.2022 and directing the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband (the detenu) by namely, Nalliyappan, son of Ponnalagan, aged about 58 years, before this Court, now detained in Central Prison, Madurai and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.A.K.Azagarsami For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents has submitted that the detention order, which is impugned 2/5

herein, has already been revoked by the competent authority. Therefore, the prayer sought for in the Habeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous.

2. The said position is not controverted by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

3. In view of the above, recording the said statement made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. (R.S.K., J.) & (K.K.R.K, J.) 20.06.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No RM 3/5

To 1.The District Collector and District Magistrate / District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

2.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, George Fort, Chennai- 600 009.

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

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

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R.SURESH KUMAR, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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