A writ petitioner challenged the detention order passed against her son as a 'Goonda' under the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The court closed the habeas corpus petition after the respondent reported that the government had revoked the detention order.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08.01.2021
Coram
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.N.PRAKASH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.SIVAGNANAM
H.C.P. No. 1201 of 2020
Jayanthi .. Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Secretary to the Government,
Home,Prohibition and Excise Department,
Secretariat, Chennai - 09.
2.The District Collector and
District Magistrate of Ranipet District,
Ranipet - 1.
3.The Superintendent of Police,
Ranipet District, Ranipet.
4.The Superintendent of Police,
Central Prison, Vellore - 2.
5.The Inspector of Police,
Arakkonam Town Police Station,
Ranipet District. .. Respondents
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 05.07.2020 in B3.D.O.No.71/2020 against the petitioner's son Gunda @ Venkatesan, male, aged 27 years, S/o.Sudharsan, who is confined at Central Prison, Vellore and set aside the same and direct the respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balaji For Respondents: Mr.R.Prathap Kumar, Addl. Public Prosecutor
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.]
The petitioner challenges the impugned order of detention in B3.D.O.No.71/2020, dated 05.07.2020 detaining her son as "Goonda", as contemplated under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
s/d-
Assistant Registrar
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
mmi
To
1.The Secretary to the Government,
Home,Prohibition and Excise Department,
Secretariat, Chennai - 09.
2.The District Collector and
District Magistrate of Ranipet District,
Ranipet - 1.
3.The Superintendent of Police,
Ranipet District, Ranipet.
4.The Superintendent of Police,
Central Prison, Vellore - 2.
H.C.P. No. 1201 of 2020
SSD(CO) SP(01/02/2021)
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Jayanthi
The Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department
The District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District
P.N.PRAKASH
V.SIVAGNANAM
As recorded by the court registry
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