Kannan 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.1459 of 2023 Kannan ... Petitioner/brother of the detenu Vs.

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

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of the second respondent in detention order No.63/2023 dated 08.11.2023 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Karthik, son of Ramar, aged about 29 years, now detained at "Drug Offender" at Madurai Central Prison, Madurai before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani 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 in detention order No.63/2023 dated 08.11.2023 and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Karthik, son of Ramar, aged about 29 years, now detained at "Drug Offender" at Madurai Central Prison, Madurai before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith.

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.7141, Home Prohibition & Excise (XI) Department, dated 21.12.2023, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Advisory Board.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, Secretariat, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District.

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