Amul v. the Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, H.C.P.No.88 of 2025, decided 18.03.2025 by M.S. Ramesh and N. Senthilkumar, JJ. Habeas corpus petition under Article 226 by Amul for his son SAM @ SAMUVEL detained under detention order memo BCDFGISSV NO. 1263/2024 dated 18.12.2024 passed by the Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai (Goondas Section); detenu confined at Central Prison, Puzhal. Detention order revoked by G.O.Rt.No.484, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 31.01.2025; petition dismissed as infructuous. Keywords: habeas corpus; preventive detention; revocation of detention order; infructuous petition; Article 226; Goondas Section; Adambakkam Police Station; Central Prison Puzhal.
What did the court decide?
At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents produced G.O.Rt.No.484, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 31.01.2025, and submitted that the detention order had already been revoked; the Court recorded this submission.