B.Gnanamoorthy v. Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court HCP 939 of 2025 (decided 18.07.2025); habeas corpus; preventive detention; detention order No.36/BCDFGISSSV/2025 dated 12.04.2025; revocation by G.O.Rt.No.2797 dated 19.05.2025; petition dismissed as infructuous; detenue B.Gnanamoorthy s/o Balakkrishnan, Central Prison Puzhal; respondents include State of Tamil Nadu (Prohibition and Excise Dept.), Commissioner of Police Tambaram City, Superintendent of Prison Puzhal, Inspector of Police T-6 Peerkankaranai; counsel: Ilayaraja Kandasamy for petitioner, E.Raj Thilak APP for respondents; Bench: M.S. Ramesh J. and V. Lakshminarayanan J.
What did the court decide?
Since the detention order had already been revoked by G.O.Rt.No.2797, Home, Prohibition and Excise (X) Department, dated 19.05.2025, the Court recorded the said submission and dismissed the Habeas Corpus Petition as infructuous. No finding was rendered on the legality of the original detention.