S.Latha Maheswari v. The Additional Chief Secretary to Government

ORDER [Order of the Court was made by M.SUNDAR, J.] Mr.C.Saravana Kumar, learned counsel on record for petitioner submits that the impugned preventive detention order has since been revoked qua Advisory Board and seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the captioned 'Habeas Corpus Petition' [hereinafter 'HCP' for the sake of brevity]. Learned counsel has made an endorsement in the case file and a scanned reproduction of the same is as follows:

¶2In the light of the narrative thus far, captioned HCP is disposed of as closed / withdrawn having become infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. (M.S.,J.) (R.S.V.,J.)

16.10.2023 Index : Yes/No ps To

1.The Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009.

2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli.

3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District.

4.The Superintendent, District Jail, Perurani,

5.The Inspector of Police, Vicramansingapuram Police Station, Tirunelveli District.

6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. M.SUNDAR, J., and R.SAKTHIVEL, J., ps

16.10.2023

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.10.2023 Coram THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR and THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL S.Latha Maheswari .. Petitioner vs 1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Represented by Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai – 600 009. 2.The District Collector and District Magistrate, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli. 3.The Superintendent, Central Prison, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District. 4.The Superintendent, District Jail, Perurani, 5.The Inspector of Police, Vicramansingapuram Police Station, Tirunelveli District. .. Respondents Prayer:- Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the entire records connected with the detention order of the second respondent in Detention Order No.M.H.S.Confdl.No.58 of 2023 dated 07.06.2023 and to quash the same and direct the respondents to produce the body or person of the detenu, Sudalaimuthu, son of Ulagu Thevar, aged about 54 years before this Court and set him at liberty now detained as 'Goonda' District Jail, Perurani, For Petitioner : Mr.C.Saravana Kumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor