Panju v. The District Collector and District Magistrate

ORDER (Order of the Court was made by R.SURESH KUMAR, J.) The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents has submitted that the detention order, which is impugned herein, has already been revoked by the competent authority. Therefore, the prayer sought for in the Habeas Corpus Petition has become infructuous.

¶2The said position is not controverted by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

¶3In view of the above, recording the said statement made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, this Habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed as infructuous. (R.S.K., J.) & (K.K.R.K, J.)

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¶1The District Collector and District Magistrate Dindigul District, Dindigul.

¶2The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, George Fort, Chennai-600 009.

3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Madurai.

4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

R.SURESH KUMAR, J. AND

K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J. RM H.C.P.(MD)No.1873 of 2022

20.06.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.06.2023 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN H.C.P.(MD)No.1873 of 2022 Panju ...... Petitioner Vs. State represented by 1. The District Collector and District Magistrate Dindigul District, Dindigul. 2. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Tamil Nadu, Home, Prohibition and Excise IX Department, Secretariat, George Fort, Chennai- 600 009. 3.The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison Madurai. ...Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus, calling for the entire records of the first respondent in Detention Order No.93/2022 dated 03.10.2022 (TPDA.No. 8274 dated 04.10.2022) setting aside the order of detention passed therein dated 03.10.2022 and directing the respondents to produce the petitioner's husband (the detenu) by name, Sivam @ Pon Nattamai, son of Samba Paathi @ Chinraj, aged about 26 years, before this Court, now detained in Central Prison, Madurai, and set him at liberty. For Petitioner : Mr. A.K.Azagarsami. For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor