Kalpana v. The Additiona Chief Secretary To Government
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.07.2023 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.NIRMAL KUMAR Kalpana .. Petitioner vs.
1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep. by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.
... Respondents PRAYER: Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of habeas corpus calling for the entire records leading to the detention of the petitioner's husband namely Selvamurugan @ Selvam, S/o.Ramakrishnan, aged about 34 years vide detention order dated 10.11.2022 in H.S(M)Confdl.No.232/2022 passed by the second respondent and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to produce the
body or person of the detenu now detained at Central Prison, Palayamkottai before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vishnuvardhan For respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar, 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, by producing the proceedings in G.O.Rt.No.8422, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XII) Department dated 16.12.2022, submitted that the detention order has already been revoked. Recording the said submission, this Habeas Corpus Petition is closed.
(M.S.R., J.) (M.N.K., J.) 19.07.2023 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order mbi/Lm
To 1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009.
2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Thoothukudi District, Thoothukudi.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
5.The Joint Secretary, Public (Law and Order) Department, Fort St.George, Chennai.
M.S.RAMESH, J.
and M.NIRMAL KUMAR, J.
mbi/Lm 19.07.2023