IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 22.03.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P No.2180 of 2016 Ramani .. Petitioner Vs
1. Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
2. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009. .. 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 calling for the records leading to the detention of the petitioner's brother Ganesan, S/o Vincent, Male, aged about 35 years is presently lodged in Central Prison Puzhal at Chennai and has been detained under Act 14/82 as a “Goonda” vide detention order 26.7.2016 on the file of the 1st respondent herein, made in No. 777/BCDFGISSSV/2016 quash the same and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the body and person of the said detenu before this Hon'ble Court and thereafter set him at liberty from the Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai.
For Petitioner : Mr.R. Rajasekaran For respondents : Mr.V.M.R. Rajendran Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S. NAGAMUTHU,J.,) The petitioner, who is the sister of the detenu Ganesan, S/o Vincent, aged 35 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the first respondent dated 26.07.2016 against her brother 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the order of detention passed by the first respondent as against the brother of the petitioner dated 26.07.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4832 Home, Prohibition & Excise [XIII] Department dated 6.10.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.
Speaking Order/non-speaking order Index : Yes/no Internet : Yes/no sr/sts (S.N.J.,) (A.S.M.J.,) 22-03-2017 To
1. Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai – 600 007.
2. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition & Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai – 600 009.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.,
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
sr/sts Order in H.C.P.No.2180 of 2016 22-03-2017