Poongodi v. The Principal Secretary To Government

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:11.01.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P(MD)No.1495 of 2023 Poongodi ... Petitioner/wife of the detenu Vs.

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

2.The District Magistrate and District Collector, Velunachiyar Valakam, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, Natham Police Station, Dindigul District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for issuance of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records of the impugned order in Detention Order No.94/2023 dated 09.11.2023 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same

as illegal and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu Thennarasu, Male, aged about 48 years, S/o.Chellappa, now detained at Central Prison, Madurai, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.

For Petitioner : Mr.B.Vinoth Kumar 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.94/2023 dated 09.11.2023 and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu Thennarasu, Male, aged about 48 years, S/o.Chellappa, now detained at Central Prison, Madurai, 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.7163, Home Prohibition & Excise (XII) Department, dated 21.12.2023, would state that the impugned detention order has been revoked by the Advisory Board.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.] 11.01.2024 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 Magistrate and District Collector, Velunachiyar Valakam, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

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

4.The Inspector of Police, Natham Police Station, Dindigul District.

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

J.NISHA BANU , J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

pm ORDER MADE IN 11.01.2024