Suganya v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:09.01.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P(MD)No.1447 of 2023 Suganya ... Petitioner/sister of the detenu Vs.

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

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

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned detention order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in P.D.No.62/2023 dated 05.10.2023 in detaining the detenu under Section 2(f) of the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and quash the same and

direct the respondents to produce the detenu namely Surendar, S/o.Mathiyazhagan, Male aged about 27 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Karunakaran For Respondents : Mr.S.Ravi, Addl. Public Prosecutor

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed by the petitioner to quash the Detention Order passed by the second respondent made in his proceedings in P.D.No.62/2023, dated 05.10.2023 in detaining the detenu under Section 2(f) of the Tamilnadu Act 14 of 1982 as a Goonda and direct the respondents to produce the detenu namely Surendar, S/o.Mathiyazhagan, Male aged about 27 years, who is detained in Central Prison, Tiruchirappalli, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents, by producing a copy of G.O.Rt.No.6537, Home Prohibition & Excise (XV)

Department, dated 22.11.2023, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Advisory Board.

3. In view of the same, nothing survives for adjudication in this Habeas Corpus Petition. Hence, the Habeas Corpus Petition is closed. [J.N.B.,J.] & [K.K.R.K.,J.] 09.01.2024 Index :Yes/No NCC :Yes/No pm To 1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009.

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

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

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

J.NISHA BANU , J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

pm ORDER MADE IN 09.01.2024