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A.Mariappan v. The Additional Chief Secretary To The Government

2023-07-20Honourable Mr Justice M.S. Ramesh,Honourable Mr Justice M. Nirmal Kumar4 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 20.07.2023

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR H.C.P.(MD)No.2071 of 2022 A.Mariappan ... Petitioner / Father of the Detenu Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

.. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the records relating to the detention order passed by the 2nd respondent in

H.S.(M)Confdl.No.248 of 2022, dated 15.11.2022 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or detenu, namely, Mariappan, S/o.Mariappan, aged about 19 years, now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Pragalathan For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by M.S.RAMESH,J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, by producing a proceeding in G.O.Rt.No.8586, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department dated 21.12.2022, submitted that the detention order has been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.

(M.S.R.,J.) & (M.N.K.,J.) 20.07.2023 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva / RR

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

2.The Joint Secretary to Government, Public Law and Order, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.

3.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.

4.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli.

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

M.S.RAMESH, J.

AND M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.

Yuva / RR H.C.P.(MD)No.2071 of 2022 20.07.2023