Rathinakumar v. The State of Tamilnadu
Case brief
What is this about?
H.C.P.(MD) No.894 of 2025; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; decided 26.11.2025; C.V.KARTHIKEYAN, J. (author); R.VIJAYAKUMAR, J.; habeas corpus; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; preventive detention; 'Drug Offender'; detention order No.25/2025 dated 19.06.2025; District Collector and District Magistrate, Theni District; Madurai Central Prison; detenu Rathinakumar son of Rasuthevar aged about 43 years; revocation proceeding G.O.Rt.No.4593, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 28.07.2025; petition closed without merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
The Court recorded the joint submission of counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, supported by proceeding G.O.Rt.No.4593, Home, Prohibition and Excise (XI) Department, dated 28.07.2025, that the detention order had already been revoked, and on that basis closed the Habeas Corpus Petition without adjudicating the merits of the detention order.