THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.MANIKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.GOVINDARAJ H.C.P.No.1747 of 2016 Mr.Sakthivel .. Petitioner Vs.
1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The District Magistrate and District Collector, Salem – District, Salem. .. Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of habeas corpus, calling for the records relating to the second respondent pertaining to the detention order made in C.M.P.No.18/B.L.A/C2/2016 dated 30.07.2016 in detaining the detenue under Tamil Nadu Act 14/1982 as “Bootlegger”, quash the same and further direct the respondents to produce the said detenu namely,Thiru.Kumar@ Udayakumar, son of Thiru.Elangovan aged 31 years who is detained at Central Prison, Salem, before this court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Veerasekaran For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by S.MANIKUMAR, J.) Habeas corpus petition is filed challenging the order of detention passed by the second respondent against the detenue – Thiru.Kumar@Udayakumar, S/o.Elangovan, in C.M.P.No.18/B.L.A/C2/ 2016, dated 30.07.2016.
2. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the impugned order of detention has been revoked by the Government in G.O.Rt.No.4662, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.09.2016. Copy of the said Government Order, submitted to this Court, shall form part of the record.
3. Recording the above, this habeas corpus petition is closed.
(S.M.K.,J.) (M.G.R.,J.) 03.03.2017 DM/SKM To
1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort. St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The District Magistrate and District Collector, Salem – District, Salem.
3. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras.
S.MANIKUMAR, J.
AND M.GOVINDARAJ, J.
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