D.Geetha v. the State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by Its Additional Chief Secretary to Government Home
Case brief
What is this about?
D.Geetha v. State of Tamil Nadu and others, H.C.P.No.3199 of 2024, High Court of Judicature at Madras, decided 22.01.2025; Coram: S.M.Subramaniam and M.Jothiraman (order by M.Jothiraman, J.). Writ of habeas corpus against detention order B3/D.O.No.80/2024 dated 11.11.2024 of the District Collector and District Magistrate, Ranipet, detaining Purusoth S/o Dhanapathi (aged about 20) as a Drug Offender in Central Prison, Vellore. Petition closed on the Additional Public Prosecutor's submission that the competent authority had revoked the detention order; no adjudication of detention legality, no precedent cited. Keywords: habeas corpus, preventive detention, revocation of detention order, drug offender, Ranipet, Vellore prison, Article 226, petition closed.
What did the court decide?
In view of the submission that the impugned detention order has already been revoked by the competent authority, no further adjudication is required and the habeas corpus petition stands closed.