Shanthi v. The Additional Secretary
Habeas Corpus – Preventive detention under EC Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980)
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, HCP No. 722 of 2026, decided 01-06-2026, coram Dr.Anita Sumanth J. and Sunder Mohan J. Habeas Corpus petition under Article 226 challenging preventive detention of S.Karthikeyan (son of petitioner Shanthi) under EC Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980) by detention order dt 25.03.2026 in C.No.05/PBMMSEC.ACT/IS/2026 of the Commissioner of Police/Detaining Authority, Coimbatore City; detenu held at Central Prison, Coimbatore. Petition closed (no costs) as Government Counsel stated nothing survived: detention order revoked by G.O.(Rt).No.150, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 06.05.2026. No merits adjudication; no precedent citations. Keywords: habeas corpus, preventive detention, EC Act 1980, revocation of detention order, closed as infructuous.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; the petition was closed as nothing survived following revocation of the detention order. No costs.