Petitioner filed a habeas corpus petition challenging a detention order. The court held that the challenge was since the detention order was already quashed in a prior order, nothing remained for adjudication, and the petition was closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 26.07.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH AND THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE R.PONGIAPPAN
H.C.P.No.2527 of 2018
Ajith Kumar .. Petitioner /himself of the detenue
Vs.
Rep. by its Secretary to Government Department of Prohibition and Excise (Home) Fort St. George, Chennai-9
4.The Union of India Rep. by its Secretary to Government Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Internal Security North Block, New Delhi 100 001 .. Respondents (R3 & R4 are suo motu impleaded vide order dt.02.11.2018)
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS to call for the records in No.841/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated 17.09.2018 on the file of the 2nd respondent herein and set aside the same as illegal and produce the detenu viz., Ajith Kumar, S/o.Murugan, aged about 24 years, who is confined at Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai, before this Hon'ble Court and set him at liberty.
For Petitioner : Mr.Ilayaraja Kandasamy
For R4 : Mr.Purujit for Mr.V.Chandrasekaran, SPC
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by P.N.PRAKASH, J.]
Since the detention order No.841/BCDFGISSSV/2018 dated 17.09.2018 passed by the 2nd respondent has already been quashed vide order dated 05.03.2019 passed by this Court, nothing survives for adjudication in this petition and accordingly, this petition stands closed.
Assistant Registrar(CS IV)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
gya
To
5.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.
6.The Joint Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu, Public, Law and order Department, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.
H.C.P.No.2527 of 2018
PL (CO) PR (18/08/2021)
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Ajith Kumar
State of Tamil Nadu
Commissioner of Police Chenai
Director General of Police
Union of India
P.N. Prakash
R. Pongiappan
As recorded by the court registry
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