IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 08.03.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P No.1774 of 2016 Crazi ... Petitioner Vs
1. The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, Office of Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai – 600 066 ... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ, order, or direction, in a particular a writ in be nature of a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS, calling for the records of the Second Respondent vide Memo No.838/BCDFGISSSV/2016, dated 05.08.2016, set aside the same and set the detenue Thiru Karthick, Male, Aged 30 years, son of Mr. Kumar, now confined in Central Prison, puzhal, Chennai – 600 066 at liberty.
For Appellant : Mr.N. Kannan For respondents : Mr.V.M.R. Rajendran Addl. Public Prosecutor JUDGMENT [Judgment of the court was delivered by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,] The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu Karthik aged about 30 years has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 05.08.2016 against her son branding him as a "Goonda" under the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].
2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 05.08.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4625 Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 28.09.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.
3. Recording the submission of the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this petition is closed as the same has become infructuous.
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1. The Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police, Office of Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai – 600 066 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
sr Judgment in H.C.P.No.1774 of 2016 08-03-2017