Petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition seeking production and liberty of his son detained as a 'Goonda' under Section 2(f) of Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The petition was closed as the impugned detention order had been revoked by the Government.
Habeas corpus petition closed.
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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. 1296 of 2020
S.Sathyamoorthi .. Petitioner
Vs.
1. The Secretary to Government,
Government of Tamil Nadu (Home)
Prohibition and Excise Department,
Fort St. George, chennai - 9.
2. The District Collector and District
Magistrate of Ranipet District,
Ranipet.
3. The Superintendent,
Central Prison, Vellore.
4. The Superintendent of Police,
Ranipet District, Ranipet.
5. The Inspector of Police,
Avalur Police Station,
Avalur, 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 relating to the impugned order B3/D.O.No.65/2020 dated 25.06.2020 on the file of the second respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and direct the respondent to produce the detenu namely Balaraman @ Balaji, son of Sathyamoorthi, Hindu, aged about 28 years, now confined at Central Prison, Vellore, before this Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.G.Vinodh Kumar 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.65/2020 dated 25.06.2020, detaining his son as "Goonda" under Section 2(f) of the Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982.
Sd/Assistant Registrar //True Copy// mmi Sub Assistant Registrar To
H.C.P. No. 1296 of 2020
br(CO) rv(09/02/2021)
2 provisions across 2 enactments
S.Sathyamoorthi
Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu (Home)
District Collector and District Magistrate of Ranipet District
Superintendent, Central Prison, Vellore
Superintendent of Police, Ranipet District
Inspector of Police, Avalur Police Station
P.N.PRAKASH
V.SIVAGNANAM
As recorded by the court registry
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