B.Revathi v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 10.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL H.C.P.(MD)No.1380 of 2023 B.Revathi : Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

: Respondents

PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records relating to the detention of the petitioner's husband namely Balamurugan alias Prabhu, S/o.Chelladurai age 46 years under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention order dated 25.09.2023 made in No.43/BCDFGISSSV/2023 passed by the second respondent herein and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the person or body of the detenu now confined at District Jail, Perurani, Thoothukudi District before this Court and thereafter set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vignesh Shunmugam, for M/s.Ajmal Associates For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] When the matter was called, Mr.S.Vignesh Shunmugam, learned counsel of M/s.Ajmal Associates [Law Firm] submitted that captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' ['HCP' for brevity] has become infructuous as the

impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked in the light of the proceedings of Advisory Board. Learned Counsel has produced before us the following proceedings:

2. In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed having become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. [M.S.,J.] & [R.S.V.,J.] 10.11.2023 Index : Yes/No vsm

To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Tirunelveli City, Tirunelveli District.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, Palayamkottai Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

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

M.SUNDAR, J.

and R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

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