Selvi v. the Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Habeas Corpus – Preventive Detention
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court; H.C.P.Nos.40 & 56 of 2025; CMP.No.1302 of 2025; habeas corpus; preventive detention; detention orders dated 12.12.2024; No.1243/BCDFGISSSV/2024; No.1245/BCDFGISSSV/2024; revocation by Advisory Board; closure of petitions without adjudication; detenus Dinesh Babu @ Pambu Dinesh and Ellappa; Central Prison Puzhal; Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai; Thiruvotriyur Police Station; Article 226 Constitution of India; petitioners Selvi and Sureka; counsel S.Senthilvel and R.Muniyapparaj APP; S.M. Subramaniam J.; M. Jothiraman J.; 30.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated by this Court; both Habeas Corpus Petitions and the connected miscellaneous petition were closed in view of the submission that the impugned detention orders had already been revoked by the Advisory Board. ¶27