{"id":197208,"date":"2009-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-sanofur-vs-union-of-india-on-15-july-2009"},"modified":"2017-05-06T18:43:29","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T13:13:29","slug":"s-sanofur-vs-union-of-india-on-15-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-sanofur-vs-union-of-india-on-15-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"S.Sanofur vs Union Of India on 15 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">S.Sanofur vs Union Of India on 15 July, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE  HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\n\nDATED:15.07.2009\n\nCORAM:\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.CHOCKALINGAM\n\nAND\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.KARNAN\n\nHCP.NO.716 OF 2009\n\nS.Sanofur                                                               ...Petitioner\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVs.\n\n1.Union of India,\n   rep. by Secretary to Government,\n  Ministry of Finance,\n   Department of Revenue,\n   New Delhi.\n2. Joint Secretary to Govt., of India\n    (COFEPOSA)\n   Ministry o Finance,\n   Department of Revenue,\n   Central Economic Intelligence Bureau,\n   'B' Wing, Janpath Bhawan,\n    Janpath, New Delhi 110001.                                  ..Respondents\n\n\t\tPetition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ of Habeas Corpus calling for the records relating to the proceedings of the second respondent made in No. F.No.673\/177\/94-Cus.VIII dated 20.10.1994 and quash the same and to produce body of the detenu M.Mohammed Abdul Jkader A Muzzamil  S\/o Meera Lebbai,now detained in Central Prison, Puzhal before this Court and set him at liberty under the provisions of  Construction of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. \n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tFor petitioner: Mr.R.Rajarathinam\n\t\tFor Respondents : Mr.K.Ramasamy\n\t\t\t\t\t   Senior Special Public prosecutor\n                                              for Central Government.\n\n\t\t   \t\t\t ---\n\nO R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>\t(Order of the Court was made by M.CHOCKALINGAM,J)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t It is brought to the notice of this Court by the learned  Senior Special Public prosecutor for Central Government that the order of detention passed against the detenu was revoked by the Advisory Board and hence the Habeas Corpus Petition can be disposed of.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t2. The statement of the learned Senior Special Public prosecutor for Central Government is recorded. Under such circumstances, nothing requires to be considered and the habeas Corpus Petition is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<pre>     \t\t\t\t (MCJ)        (CSKJ)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            15-07-2009\n\n\nWebsite:Yes\t\n\nVJY\n\n\n\n\n\nTo\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>1.The Secretary to Government,<br \/>\n   Ministry of Finance,<br \/>\n   Department of Revenue,<br \/>\n   New Delhi.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. Joint Secretary to Govt., of India<br \/>\n    (COFEPOSA)<br \/>\n   Ministry o Finance,<br \/>\n   Department of Revenue,<br \/>\n   Central Economic Intelligence Bureau,<br \/>\n   &#8216;B&#8217; Wing, Janpath Bhawan,<br \/>\n    Janpath, New Delhi 110001.\n<\/p>\n<p>M.CHOCKALINGAM,J &amp;<br \/>\nC.S.KARNAN,J<\/p>\n<p>VJY<\/p>\n<p>HCP.NO.716  OF 2009<\/p>\n<p>15.07.2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court S.Sanofur vs Union Of India on 15 July, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:15.07.2009 CORAM: THE HON&#8217;BLE MR.JUSTICE M.CHOCKALINGAM AND THE HON&#8217;BLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.KARNAN HCP.NO.716 OF 2009 S.Sanofur &#8230;Petitioner Vs. 1.Union of India, rep. by Secretary to Government, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi. 2. 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