(Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of writ of habeas corpus as stated therein.)

P. Sathasivam, J.

The petitioner Selvakulendran @ Selvam @ Babu - Srilankan citizen challenges the order made under G.O.No.SR.III/611-1.2005 dated 9.5.2005 in and by which the Government of Tamil Nadu, in exercise of the powers under Section 3(2)(e) of Foreigners Act, 1946 read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, No.4/3/56(1) F-1 dated 19.4.1958, regulated the continued presence of the foreigner, by directing him to reside in the Special Camp for Sri Lankan immigrants/refugees identified and located by the Collector of Kancheepuram District at Chengalpattu. In the same order, it is directed that the petitioner shall not leave the boundaries of the said Special Camp except with the permission of the Collector.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that due to ethnic problems in Sri Lanka, he came to India in the year 1989 and stayed with his sister Vijayalakshmi at Nethaji Street, Iyyappan Nagar, Tiruchirappalli. His entire family left Sri Lanka even before he came to India. He got registered his name as a re