IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 13.03.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P No.1885 of 2016 M. Ganthi .. Petitioner Vs
1. The Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, chennai 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai Police. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus of any other writ of direction to call for the records relating to the detention order in Memo NO.926/BCDFGISSSV/2016 dated 19.08.2016 passed by the second respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to produce the petitioner's son PRAKASH @ THAVAKKALAI PRAKASH S/o. MAHENDRAN, aged about 34 years the detenu, now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal II, Chennai before this court and set the petitioner's Son PRAKASH @ THAVAKKALAI PRAKASH S/o MAHENDRAN aged about 34 years the detenu herein at liberty and pass such order.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthilvel For respondents : Mr.V.M.R. Rajendran Addl. Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,) The petitioner, who is the mother of the detenu PRAKASH @ THAVAKKALAI PRAKASH,S/o. MAHENDRAN aged 34 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 19.08.2016 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 19.08.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4871 Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 06.10.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 Secretary To The Govt, Home Prohibition And Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Police, Greater chennai police.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
sr/sji Order in H.C.P.No.1885 of 2016 13-03-2017 http://www.judis.nic.in