Petitioner filed a writ of Habeas Corpus against a detention order under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The court observed that the Government had already revoked the detention order via a fresh G.O.Rt., and dismissed the petition accordingly.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.10.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR
H.C.P.(MD) No.1136 of 2018
Thulasi ... Petitioner
-vs-
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department,
Fort St. George,
Chennai - 600 009.
PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records, connected with the detention order of the Respondent No.2 in Detention Order No.64/2018 dated 29.07.2018 and quash the same and direct the Respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu by name Thulasi, Son of Rajamani, aged about 37 years, now detained at Madurai Central Prison before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty forthwith.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Alagumani For Respondents: Mr.K.Dinesh Babu
Additional Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.]
The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention, dated 29.07.2018 in Detention Order No.64 of 2018, detaining him as "Bootlegger", as contemplated under Section 2(b) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
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Excise (XIV) Department, dated 28.09.2018, and he has also produced a copy of the Government Order. Recording the same, the petition is dismissed.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar (AD-I)
// True Copy //
Sub Assistant Registrar(CS-IV)
To
SJ
BU/SV/SAR-IV:16.11.2018 : 2P/5C
H.C.P.(MD) No.1136 of 2018 09.10.2018
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ of Habeas Corpus should be issued to produce the petitioner before the Court and set him at liberty.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Thulasi
The Principal Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu
The District Magistrate and District Collector, Dindigul District
The Superintendent of Prison, Madurai Central Prison
M.M.Sundresh
N.Sathish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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