HCP No. 1697 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15-10-2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR HCP No. 1697 of 2025 AMBIKA W/o.Hariharanpandiyan, Door No.183, Telugu Veethi, Coimbatore District. ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Secretary To Government, Co-Operation Food and Consumer Production Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2. The District Magistrate And District Collector, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur. 3. The Additional Secretary, Government Of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001. 4. The Superintendent Of Police, Tiruppur, Tiruppur District. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1697 of 2025 5. The Superintendent Of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District. 6. The State Rep By Its, The Inspector Of Police, CSCID- Tiruppur Unit, Tiruppur District. ..Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, in the nature of a Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, relating to the petitioners husband detention Under EC Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980) vide detention order, dated 06.08.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.64/Black Marker/2025, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioners husband namely Hariharapandiyan, S/o.Gnanapandiyan, aged 43 years before this Honble High Court and set the petitioners husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioners husband detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Senthilvel for Mr.W.Camyles Gandhi For Respondents : Mr.S.Rajakumar Additional Public Prosecutor Order (Order of the Court was made by R.Suresh Kumar J.) This Habeas Corpus Petition is filed for the following relief: __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1697 of 2025 " To call for the entire records, relating to the petitioners husband detention Under EC Act, 1980 (Central Act 7 of 1980) vide detention order, dated 06.08.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings in Cr.M.P.No.64/Black Marker/2025, quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents herein to produce the petitioners husband namely Hariharapandiyan, S/o.Gnanapandiyan, aged 43 years before this Honble High Court and set the petitioners husband at liberty from detention, now the petitioners husband detained at Central Prison, Coimbatore. 2. Today when the case is taken up for hearing at the admission stage, learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the detention order which is impugned herein dated 06.08.2025 has been revoked by issuance of a Government Order in G.O.(Rt) No.331, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection (E1) Department dated 10.09.2025 and in support of his contention, he has produced a copy of the said order. The scanned copy of the Government Order is annexed herewith for easy reference. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1697 of 2025 __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1697 of 2025 In view of the same, this HCP is dismissed. (R.S.K.,J.) (H.C.,J.) 15-10-2025 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No KST __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1697 of 2025 To 1. The Secretary To Government, Co-Operation Food and Consumer Production Department, 2nd Floor, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai - 600 009. 2. The District Magistrate And District Collector, Tiruppur District, Tiruppur. 3. The Additional Secretary, Government Of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, (Department of Consumer Affairs), Room No.270, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001. 4. The Superintendent Of Police, Tiruppur, Tiruppur District. 5. The Superintendent Of Prison, Central Prison - Coimbatore, Coimbatore District. 6. The State Rep By Its, The Inspector Of Police, CSCID- Tiruppur Unit, Tiruppur District. 7. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis HCP No. 1697 of 2025 R.SURESH KUMAR J. AND HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR J. KST HCP No. 1697 of 2025 15-10-2025 __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis