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.1736 of 2016 Tmt. Veeramani, W/o. Krishnamurthy. ...Petitioner Vs
1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.
2. Government of Tamil Nadu, rep. by its Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal,Chennai .. Respondents Habeas Corpus Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction particularly in the nature of Writ calling for the records in Detention Order Passed in Mmo No.738/BCDFGISSV/2016 dated 19.07.2016 on the file of the 1st Respondent herein and quash the same and direct the respondents herein to produce the body of petitioners son Thiru. Ilayaraja M/A 27 years now confined in Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai before this Hon'ble High Court and set him liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.D. Ravindranathan 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 mother the detenu Ilayaraja, aged 27 years, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the first respondent dated 19.07.2016 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that the order of detention passed by the second respondent as against the son of the petitioner dated 19.07.2016 has been revoked by the Government in G.O. [Rt] No.4139 Home, Prohibition & Excise [X] Department dated 31.08.2016 and he has also produced a copy of the said order.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.
Index : Yes/no Internet : Yes/no sr (S.N.J.,) (A.S.M.J.,) 08-03-2017 To
1. The Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai, Vepery, Chennai.
2. The Secretary, Home, Government of Tamil Nadu, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009
3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai 3. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Chennai.
S.NAGAMUTHU,J.
And
ANITA SUMANTH,J.,
sr Order in H.C.P.No.1736 of 2016 08-03-2017 http://www.judis.nic.in