# Saravanan vs State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Additional Chief

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-07-14
Citation: 2026/MHC/2733
Petitioner: Saravanan
Respondent: State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Additional Chief

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

2026:MHC:2733 HCP No. 438 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 14-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN HCP No. 438 of 2026 Saravanan S/o. Baskar, No.121, Brindavan Street, Ganeshapuram, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2. The Commissioner of Police Greater Chennai, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Vepery, Chennai-600 007. 3. The Superintendent of Prison, Central Prison, Puzhal, Chennai. 4. The Inspector of Police E-1, Mylapore Police Station, Chennai. ..Respondent(s) Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Habeas Corpus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, in the nature of Writ of Habeas Corpus to call for the entire records, relating to Petitioner's detention under Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982 Vide detention order, dated 03.11.2025 on the file of the second respondent herein made in proceedings no.891/BBCDEFGISSSV/2025 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the respondents

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