H.C.P.No.592 of 2023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 07.08.2023

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR

and

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL

H.C.P.No.592 of 2023

Manjula

.. Petitioner

Vs.

1.

The Secretary to Government

Home, Prohibition and Excise Department

Secretariat,

Fort St. George,

Chennai – 600 009.

2.

The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority,

City Police Officer,

Huzur Road, Coimbatore City,

Coimbatore – 18.

3.

The Superintendent of Police,

Central Prison – Coimbatore,

Coimbaotre District.

4.

State rep. by its

The Inspector of Police,

C-2 RACE COURSE Police Station,

Coimbatore District.

.. Respondents

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Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for

issuance of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the direction, in the nature of a

Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, relating to the

petitioner's son detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 vide detention

order, dated 13.03.2023 on the file of the second respondent herein made in

proceedings Memo C.No.24/G/IS/2023, quash the same as illegal and

consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioner's son

namely S.Vishnu Prkash @ Vicky, son of Sivakumar, aged 24 years before

this Court and set him at liberty from detention, now the petitioner's son

detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore.

For Petitioner

:

Mr.S.Selvakumar

For Respondents

:

Mr.E.Raj Thilak

Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.,]

Mr.S.Selvakumar, learned counsel on record for petitioner and

Mr.E.Raj Thilak, learned Additional Public Prosecutor are before us.

2. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the impugned preventive

detention order has since been revoked (Advisory Board) vide proceedings

dated 21.04.2023 bearing reference G.O.Rt.No.2115, Home, Prohibition

and Excise (XII) Department.

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3. In the light of the undisputed position, common submission is made

that nothing survives in the captioned habeas corpus petition.

4. Recording the above said submission, captioned Habeas Corpus

Petition is disposed of as closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

(M.S.,J.)

(R.S.V.,J.)

07.08.2023

Index : Yes / No

Speaking / Non-speaking

Neutral Citation : Yes / No

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To

1.

The Secretary to Government

Home, Prohibition and Excise Department

Secretariat,

Fort St. George,

Chennai – 600 009.

2.

The Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority,

City Police Officer,

Huzur Road, Coimbatore City,

Coimbatore – 18.

3.

The Superintendent of Police,

Central Prison – Coimbatore,

Coimbaotre District.

4.

The Inspector of Police,

C-2 RACE COURSE Police Station,

Coimbatore District.

5.

The Public Prosecutor

Madras High Court

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M.SUNDAR, J.,

and

R.SAKTHIVEL, J.,

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