Selvalakshmi v. The State of Tamil Nadu
Case brief
What is this about?
Preventive-detention habeas corpus petition dismissed as moot/infructuous: detention order P.O.D.No.09 of 2024 dated 04.09.2024 (passed by second respondent, District Collector and District Magistrate, Pudukottai District) had expired on 04.09.2025 before adjudication; detenu Sridharraj S/o.Pazhanivelu, aged about 22 years, in Central Prison, Trichy; petitioner Selvalakshmi (mother); writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; coram C.V.Karthikeyan and R.Vijayakumar; G.Mathavan for petitioner, S.Ravi Additional Public Prosecutor for respondents; no finding on legality of detention; no merits ruling, limited precedential value.
What did the court decide?
The detention order had expired on 04.09.2025, and consequently no issue arose for further adjudication. ¶22