The petitioner challenged the detention order via a Habeas Corpus petition. The court dismissed the petition as infructuous after the detaining authority revoked the detention order via a subsequent G.O. dated 22.12.2016.
The Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 20.02.2017
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBBIAH AND
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU
H.C.P.(MD)No.1504 of 2016
Madhankumar : Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Secretary to Government,
State of Tamil Nadu,
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department,
Fort St. George,
Chennai-600 009.
2.The Commissioner of Police,
Office of the Commissioner of Police,
Madurai City, Madurai.
3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District. : Respondents
PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issue of a Writ of Habeas Corpus, to call for the entire records, connected with the detention order of the respondent No.2 in No.77/BCDFGISSSV/2016, dated 01.11.2016 and quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu by name Madhankumar, son of Kottaichamy, aged about 26 years detained in Madurai Central Prison before this Court and set him at liberty forthwith.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani
For Respondents : Mr.C.Mayilvahana Rajendran, Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBBIAH, J]
The learned Additional Public Prosecutor produced a copy of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ the order in G.O.Rt.No.6450, Home, Prohibition & Excise (IX) Department, dated 22.12.2016, revoking the detention by the
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Advisory Board.
SML To
1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Commissioner of Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison, Madurai District. 4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. JAM/01.03.17 /CM-MSA/2p-5c
Order made in H.C.P.(MD)No.1504 of 2016 Dated: 20.02.2017
Madhankumar
The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu
The Commissioner of Police
The Superintendent of Prison
R.SUBBIAH
J.NISHA BANU
As recorded by the court registry
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