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2025 Supreme(Mad) 4635

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.S. RAMESH, V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, JJ
Nagalakshmi – Appellant
Versus
Principal Secretary to the Government, Home Prohibition and Excise Department, Chennai – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : S. Sekvakumar
For the Respondent: E. Raj Thilak

ORDER :

1. The petitioner herein, who is the sister of the detenu, Gopalarishnan, male aged 34 years, S/o. Kanthaiyan, confined at Central Prison, Coimbatore, has come forward with this petition challenging the detention order passed by the second respondent dated 28.12.2024 issued against her brother, branding him as "Goonda" under theTamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Cyber Law Offenders, Drug Offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Sexual Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 [Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982].

2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.

3. Though several grounds are raised in the petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the order of Detention passed by the Detaining Authority is vitiated for material irregularities, as the copy of the seizure mahazar, has not been properly translated. It is therefore stated that the detenu is deprived of his valuable right to make effective representation.

4. On a perusal of the Booklet, particularly page No.137, this Court finds that a copy of the seizure

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