Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1323/2019dismissed as infructuous

Rijo v. The Additional Chief Secretary To Government

2020-01-30Honourable Mr Justice T.Raja,Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi2 pages

H.C.P.(MD) No.1323 of 2019 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.01.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE T.RAJA and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI H.C.P.(MD) No.1323 of 2019 Rijo ... Petitioner versus

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise(XVI) Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Magistrate and The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records connected with the detention order of the 2nd respondent in Cr.M.P.No.73/2019, dated 11.11.2019 and quash the same as illegal and direct the respondents to produce the body and person of petitioner's friend/detenu, by name, Mohanraj, S/o.Thangaraj, aged about 35 years, residing at Ambalakadai, Nullividaiveedu, Chitharal, Kanyakumari District was detained as a "SAND OFFENDER" at Tiruchirappalli Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : M/s.P.Ganapathi Subramanian For Respondents : Mr.K.Dinesh Babu, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

[Order of the Court was delivered by T.RAJA, J.] When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, by producing a proceeding dated 07.01.2020 in G.O.Rt.No.95, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.1323 of 2019 Department, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording his submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AD I) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ogy To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government of TamilNadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise(XVI) Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Magistrate and The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District.

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli.

4.The Joint Secretary to Government Public(law and order) Secretariat, Chennai-9.

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