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Thulasi vs The Secretary To Government And Others

Madras High Court|11 January, 2017
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JUDGMENT / ORDER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 11.01.2017 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.JAICHANDREN and THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE T.MATHIVANAN H.C.P.No.1570 of 2016 Thulasi .. Petitioner Vs
1. The Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.
2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore. .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent, dated 26.7.2016, in C3.D.O.No.43/2016, against the petitioner's son Murugan, aged 27 years, son of Thulasi Naicker, confined in the Central Prison, Vellore and to set aside the same and to direct the respondents to produce the detenu, before this court and to set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents : Mr.V.M.R.Rajentren, Additional Public Prosecutor ORDER (Order of the Court was made by M.JAICHANDREN,J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed, by the father of the detenu, namely, Murugan, aged about 27 years, son of Thulasi Naicker, praying that this Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the records, in C3.D.O.No.43/2016, dated 26.7.2016, passed by the second Respondent, detaining the detenu, under Section 3(1) of 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), branding him as a “Bootlegger”, in the Central Prison, Vellore, and to quash the same and to direct the Respondents to produce the body of the detenu and to set him at liberty.
2 At this stage of the hearing of the Habeas Corpus Petition, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the respondents would submit that the order of detention passed by the second respondent, against the son of the petitioner, dated 26.7.2016, has been revoked by the Government, in G.O. Rt. No.4821, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) 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 dismissed, as infructuous.
(M.J.,J.) (T.M.,J.) 11.01.2017 vvk To
1. The Secretary, The State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.
2. The District Collector and District Magistrate, Vellore District, Vellore.
3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
M.JAICHANDREN,J.
and T.MATHIVANAN, J.
vvk H.C.P.No.1570 of 2016 11.01.2017 http://www.judis.nic.in
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Title

Thulasi vs The Secretary To Government And Others

Court

Madras High Court

JudgmentDate
11 January, 2017
Judges
  • M Jaichandren
  • T Mathivanan