MADHAN ALIAS MADHANAGOPAL Vs. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner in this petition, who was detained as Goonda by the order of the second respondent dated 21. 03. 2005 in No. 115/2005 under Section 3 (2) of the Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug offenders, Forest Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video Pirates Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982), challenges the same in this petition.

(2.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned government Advocate for the respondents.

(3.) AT the foremost, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that there was inordinate delay in disposal of the representation of the detenu. The particulars furnished by the learned Government Advocate show that the representation of the detenu dated 23. 06. 2005 was received by the government on 24. 06. 2005, remarks were called for on 27. 06. 2005 and the same were received from the Sponsoring Authority on 05. 07. 2005. Thereafter, the file was dealt with by the Under Secretary and Deputy Secretary on 06. 07. 2005. Finally, the Minister for Prohibition and Excise passed orders on 07. 07. 2005. However, the rejection letter was prepared only on 15. 07. 2005. The said letter was sent to the Central Prison for service on 18. 07. 2005 and served to the detenu on 19. 07. 2005.