Jayalalitha v. The Secretary to the Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Habeas corpus petition; writ of habeas corpus; Article 226 Constitution of India; preventive detention order revoked; detention order C3/D.O.No.06/2025 dated 16.04.2025; G.O.Rt.No.2887 Home Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department dated 21.05.2025; detenu Ramu s/o Settu aged 35; petitioner Jayalalitha; District Collector & District Magistrate Tirupathur; Central Prison Vellore; dismissed as infructuous; no costs; counsel D. Balaji; Additional Public Prosecutor E. Raj Thilak; bench M.S. Ramesh and V. Lakshminarayanan; decision date 22.07.2025; HCP 852 of 2025 Madras High Court.
What did the court decide?
Recording the joint submission of the petitioner's counsel and the Additional Public Prosecutor that the detention order had already been revoked by G.O.Rt.No.2887, Home, Prohibition and Excise (IX) Department, dated 21.05.2025, the Bench dismissed the Habeas Corpus Petition as infructuous, with no costs order. The legality of the detention itself was not adjudicated.