IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 30.1.2008 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.DINAKARAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.REGUPATHI H.C.P.No.1759 of 2007 Jayanthi .. Petitioner Vs 1. The Secretary to Government Food, Co-operation and Consumer Protection Department Chennai-600 009. 2. The District Magistrate and District Collector Dindigul District at Dindigul. 3. The Additional Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affair Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs 270, Krish Bhavan New Delhi – 110 001. .. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of Writ of Habeas Corpus as stated therein. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Prakasam For Respondents: Mr.N.R.Elango, Addl. Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 Mr.P.Kumaresan A.C.G.S.C. for R3 ORDER (Order of this Court was made by P.D.DINAKARAN,J.) The petitioner, who is the wife of the detenu, has filed this petition for issue of a writ of habeas corpus to call for the records in connection with the order of detention passed by the second respondent dated 21.11.2007 in detention order No.6/2007 (C.S.) against the detenu – K.Anbalagan, who is confined at Central Prison, Madurai, to set aside the same and to direct the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ respondents to produce the detenu before this Court and to set him at liberty. 2. It is now reported by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for respondents 1 and 2 that the first respondent by G.O.Rt.No.595, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department, dated 31.12.2007 had revoked the order of detention dated 21.11.2007 passed by the second respondent and had also set the detenu at liberty. 3. If that be so, nothing survives in this habeas corpus petition. Accordingly, this habeas corpus petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- Asst. Registrar. /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar. sasi To: 1. The Secretary to Government Food, Co-operation and Consumer Protection Department Chennai-600 009. 2. The District Magistrate and District Collector Dindigul District at Dindigul. 3. The Additional Secretary to the Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affair Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs 270, Krish Bhavan New Delhi – 110 001. 4. The Public Prosecutor High Court, Madras. H.C.P.No.1759 of 2007 VC (CO) kk 6/2 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/