P.Saroja vs The Joint Secretary on 5 July, 2006

       

  

  

 
 
 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS           

Dated: 05/07/2006 

Coram 

The Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.SATHASIVAM    
and 
The Hon'ble Mr. Justice V.DHANAPALAN    

Habeas Corpus Petition No.123 of 2006 

P.Saroja                       ... Petitioner

-Vs-

1.The Joint Secretary
   to the Government of India,
   Ministry of Finance,
   Department of Revenue,
   6th Floor, 'B' Wing, Janpath Bhavan,
   Janpath, New Delhi 1.

2.The Union of India, rep. by
   The Secretary to Government,
   Ministry of Finance, Department of
   Revenue, 6th Floor, 'B' Wing, Janpath
   Bhavan, Janpath, New Delhi 1

3.The Superintendent of Central Prison,
   Central Prison, Chennai 3.           .... Respondents


        Petition under Article 226  of  the  Constitution  of  India  for  the
issuance  of  a  Writ  of  Habeas  Corpus to call for the records of the first
respondent, Joint Secretary to  Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Finance,
Department   of  Revenue,  New  Delhi  relating  to  the  detention  order  in
F.No.673/25/2003-CUS.VIII dated 30.09.2003  issued  under  the  provisions  of
Section  3(1)  of  the  Conservation  of  Foreign  Exchange  and Prevention of
Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, quash the same and direct the  respondents  to
produce the  body  of  the  person  of  the  detenu M.  Karthikeyan, presently
undergoing detention in Central Prison, Chennai and set him at liberty.

!For Petitioner         :  Mr.S.Palanikumar for
                        Mr.K.A.Jabbar

^For respondents        :  Mr.P.Kumarasamy,ACGSC.,  
        1 and 2

 For 3rd Respondent     :  Mr.M.Babu Muthu Meeran 
                        Addl.  Public Prosecutor

:ORDER  

(Order of the Court was made by P.SATHASIVAM,J.)
Mr.S.Palanikumar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner reports
that the detention order has been revoked by the Government on the opinion of
the Advisory Board.

2. The above statement is hereby recorded. Accordingly, no further
adjudication is required in this Habeas Corpus Petition and the same is
closed.

raa

To

1.The Joint Secretary to the
Government of India, Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue,
6th Floor,
‘B’ Wing, Janpath Bhavan, Janpath,
New Delhi-1.

2.The Secretary to Government,
The Union of India,
Ministry of Finance,
Department of Revenue,
6th Floor, ‘B’ Wing, Janpath Bhavan, Janpath,
New Delhi-1

3. The Superintendent, Central Prison, Chennai.
(In duplicate for communication to detenu)

4. The Joint Secretary to Government, Public (Law and Order)
Fort St. George, Chennai-9.

5. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.