(1.) THIS Habeas Corpus Petition has been filed to call for the records relating to the order of the second respondent, dated 31.07.2012, made in No.98/BDFGISSV/2012, and quash the same, and to produce the detenu, namely, G.Raja, son of Ganesan, aged about 24 years, confined in the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, before this Court and to set him at liberty.
(2.) THE petitioner has stated that the second respondent had passed the impugned detention order, dated 31.07.2012, under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug- offenders, Forest-offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Sand Offenders, Slum-grabbers and Video Pirates Act,1982. (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982), read with the orders issued by the State Government, in G.O.(D).No.118/Home, Prohibition and Excise (XVI) Department, dated 18.07.2012, under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the said Act, directing the detention of G.Raja, in the Central Prison, Palayamkottai, terming him as a 'Goonda'.
(3.) IT has also been pointed out that the representation made on behalf of the detenu, dated 13.08.2012, was received, on 14.08.2012, and the remarks were called for, on 14.08.2012. The remarks had been received, only on 28.08.2012, after a delay of fourteen days, out of which six days i.e. 15.08.2012, 18.08.2012, 19.08.2012, 20.08.2012, 25.08.2012 and 26.08.2012 were government holidays. As such, there has been an actual delay of eight days in dealing with the representation made on behalf of the detenu.