In this Habeas Corpus petition filed under Article 226, the petitioner sought the release of a detenu labeled a 'Boot-Legger'. The Court dismissed the petition as infructuous because the Advisory Board had already revoked the detention order.
Dismissal of the Habeas Corpus petition as infructuous.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 03.04.2018
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.T.SELVAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.M.BASHEER AHAMED
H.C.P.[MD].No.20 of 2018
M.Sivaranjani
: Petitioner
Vs.
Rep by the Principal Secretary to Government,
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department,
Secretariat, Chennai 9.
3.The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District. : Respondents
PRAYER: Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records relating to the impugned order of detention made in C.O.C.No.89 of 2017, dated 18.12.2017, on the file of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam District, the second respondent herein, branding the detenu, by name, Tmt.Athishtakumari, aged about 42 years, W/o.Manickavel, as "Boot-Legger", who is now confined in Special Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli and quash the impugned order of detention and set her at liberty by producing her before this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.R.Ilayaraja
For Respondents : Mr.V.Neelakandan
Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by C.T.SELVAM, J.] The learned Additional Public Prosecutor produced a copy of the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ order in G.O.Rt.No.381, Home Prohibition & Excise (XV) Department, dated 31.01.2018, revoking the detention by the Advisory Board.
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adjudication in the Habeas Corpus Petition.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar (CO)
/True Copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
1.The Principal Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai 9.
Office of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.
Special Prison for Women, Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
NB
RL/5C/2P/SV/MMS/SAR1/18/4/2018
ORDER MADE IN
H.C.P.[MD].No.20 of 2018 03.04.2018
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M. Sivaranjani
The State of Tamil Nadu
The District Collector and District Magistrate
The Superintendent, Special Prison for Women
C.T. Selvam
A.M. Basheer Ahamed
As recorded by the court registry
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