Ratnavel Pandian, J.-

Of these there writ petitions, W.P. No. 6975 of 1981 is filed by Elumalai, Remand Prisoner No. 7330 confined in the Central Prison, Madras, W. P. No. 9894 of 1981 by Mr. Raghupathi, Advocate placed in the ‘A’ Panel of the Madras District Committee for Legal Aid and Advice, on the instruction of Mr. P. Santiagorajan, Advocate of the Tirunelveli Bar, who has been appointed as duty counsel to visit the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, by the Tamil Nadu Legal Aid Board, and W. P. No. 10131 of 1981 by Mr. Jagadeesan, Advocate of the Madras Bar, placed in the ‘A’ Panel of the Madras District Committee for Legal Aid and Advice, on the instruction of the above said Mr. P. Santiagorajan. The petitioner (Elumalai) in W. P. No. 6975 of 1981 has prayed for the issuance of a writ habeas corpus directing the respondents to set him at liberty, whereas the prayer in W. P. No. 9894 of 1981 is for the issue of a writ of habeas corpus directing the respondents to set at liberty one Shanmugayya, son of Subba Reddia, detained in the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, and W. P. No. 10131 of 1981 is for the issuance of a writ of habeas carpus directing respondents to set at liberty