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.1767 of 2016 Mani, ... Petitioner Vs
1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its, Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai ... Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ order or direction in the nature of a writ of HABEAS CORPUS PETITION calling for the records of the detention made in D.O.No.27/2016-C2 dated 27.07.2016 passed by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Thiruvannamalai District, Thiruvannamalai the second respondent herein and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenue before this Hon'ble Court and set the detenue Thiru. Karthi, son of Mani, aged 23 years now confined in Central Prison, Vellore at liberty.
For Appellant : Mr. R. Balakrishnan 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 father of the detenu Karthi, aged about 23 years has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 27.07.2016 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 27.07.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4668 Home, Prohibition & Excise [XI] Department dated 28.09.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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 State of Tamil Nadu, (S.N.J.,) (A.S.M.J.,) 08-03-2017 Represented by its, Secretary to Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The District Collector and District Magistrate Thiruvannamalai District Thiruvannamalai.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
sr Order in H.C.P.No.1767 of 2016 08-03-2017 http://www.judis.nic.in