Maheswari v. The State Rep By The Secretary to Government

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Madras High Court, H.C.P.No.845 of 2025, decided 24.07.2025 by M.S. Ramesh and V. Lakshminarayanan, JJ. Habeas corpus writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging preventive detention under the EC Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980); detention order dated 19.04.2025 in Cr.M.P.No.17/BM/2025 by the District Collector and District Magistrate, Coimbatore; detenu AYYAPPAKUMAR, S/o.Rajappan, aged 41 years, held at Central Prison, Coimbatore; detention order revoked by G.O.Rt.No.180, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 02.06.2025; petition dismissed as infructuous, no costs. Petitioner: Maheswari (counsel W. Camyles Gandhi). Respondents include the Secretary to Government (Cooperation, Food and Consumer Production Department), District Collector and District Magistrate Coimbatore, Additional Secretary, Government of India (Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution), Superintendent of Police Coimbatore, Superintendent of Central Prison Coimbatore, and Inspector of Police CSCID Pollachi (counsel E. Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor; A.S. Vijayaraghavan, SPC). No precedent cases cited; no adverse findings on the detention; outcome turned solely on prior revocation of the detention order.