Madras High CourtHCP(MD)/1325/2019dismissed as infructuous

Mahalakshmi 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.1325 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.1325 of 2019 Mahalaksmi ... Petitioner versus

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate, Thanjavur District.

3. The Superintendent of Central Prison, 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 records pertaining to the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in Detention Order made in P.D.No.31/2019 dated 21.11.2019 under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act, 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu, namely, Gopinath, S/o.Subramanian, male, aged about 29 years detained at Central Prison, Trichy, before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : M/s.A.Arun Prasad 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 20.01.2020 in G.O.Rt.No.374, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XV) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 1/2

H.C.P.(MD) No.1325 of 2019 Department, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked.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 (Records) // True Copy // / /2020 Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) ogy To

1. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

2. The District Collector & District Magistrate, Thanjavur District.

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

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