Akilandeshwari Ammal v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 15.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL H.C.P.(MD)No.1197 of 2023 Akilandeshwari Ammal : Petitioner Vs.

1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

3.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli City, Tiruchirappalli District.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

: Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records pertaining to the detention order in C.No.86/Detention/C.P.O/T.C/2023 dated 11.09.2023 passed by the second respondent and set aside the same by setting the detenue namely Manikandan @ Mottai Mathan, S/o.Chandrasekar, aged 39/2023 years and set him at liberty, now detained at Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sivabalan 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.K.Sivabalan, learned counsel on record for petitioner and Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor 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3.Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board)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 18.10.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.5866, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department. 4.In the light of the aforementioned undisputed position, common submission is made that nothing survives in the captioned Habeas Corpus Petition.

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.] 15.11.2023 Index : Yes/No Internet : Yes/No MR

To 1.The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

3.The Commissioner of Police, Tiruchirappalli City, Tiruchirappalli District.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

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

M.SUNDAR, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

MR ORDER MADE IN H.C.P.(MD)No.1197 of 2023 15.11.2023