IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 23.03.2017 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU and THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH H.C.P No.2231 of 2016 Rasathi, W/o Jagadeesan, No.94, UTG Lane, Edayar Street, Coimbatore. .. Petitioner Vs
1. The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.Feorge, Chennai – 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Poliec, Detaining Authority, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.
3. The Inspector of Police, Law & Order,`
B-1 Bazaar Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore. .. 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 relating to the detention order in C.No.34/G/IS/2016 dated 30.09.2016 passed by the 2nd respondent under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 and set aside the same and direct the respondent to Produce the Petitioner's son J.Boopathy, S/o Mr.Jagadesan, aged about 23 years, who is now confined in Central Prison, Vellore before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karthikeyan 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 mother of the detenu J.Boopathy S/o Mr.Jagadesan, aged 32 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 30.09.2016 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 30.09.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt. No.5938 Home, Prohibition & Excise [XII] Department dated 25.11.2016 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 Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St.Feorge, Chennai – 600 009.
2. The Commissioner of Poliec, Detaining Authority, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.
3. The Inspector of Police, Law & Order, B-1 Bazaar Police Station, Coimbatore City, Coimbatore.
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4. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.,
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
jer/sts Order in H.C.P.No.2231 of 2016 23-03-2017