KALA vs THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, — HCP/2245/2025

Case under The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-grabbers, Act, 1982 Section 14/82. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCMA012633982025

Filing Number

HCP/88676/2025

Filing Date

28-Oct-2025

Registration No

HCP/2245/2025

Registration Date

03-Nov-2025

Judge

Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan

Coram

Honourable Dr.Justice Anita Sumanth , Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

Constitution ( 34 )

Sub-Category

Goondas Act ( 3 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINALSECTION

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 14-May-2026

Acts & Sections

The Tamil Nadu Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-grabbers, Act, 1982 Section 14/82

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KALA

    Adv. R.Mukesh Kannah,R.EZHULMALAI,R.EZHULMALAI, S.SARAVANAN,C.K.MANIKANDAN,V.SATHISH KUMAR,K.BHARATH,V.RAJASEKAR,P.PANDEESWARAN,G.GOWSALAYA,K.GOKULAKRISHNAN,R.EZHULMALAI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

  2. 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,

  3. 3.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

  4. 4.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PRISON,

  5. 5.THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    Honourable Dr.Justice Anita SUMANTH,Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder MohanView PDF

    Summary: The Madras High Court allowed two habeas corpus petitions and quashed preventive detention orders against Dhatchamoorthy and Ragu under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982. The court found that the one-month delay between their arrest on 01.07.2025 and the detention orders dated 01.08.2025 was unexplained and unreasonable, thereby snapping the "live and proximate link" between the grounds and purpose of detention. Both individuals were ordered to be released immediately unless required in connection with other cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-Nov-2025

    Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish KUMAR,Honourable Mr.Justice M.jothiramanView PDF

  4. 04-Nov-2025

    For Admission - Hcp ( Act 14 of 82 )

    Honourable Mr Justice N. Sathish Kumar , Honourable Mr.Justice M.jothiraman

  5. 28-Oct-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. HCP/2245/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Madras High Court allowed two habeas corpus petitions and quashed preventive detention orders against Dhatchamoorthy and Ragu under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982. The court found that the one-month delay between their arrest on 01.07.2025 and the detention orders dated 01.08.2025 was unexplained and unreasonable, thereby snapping the "live and proximate link" between the grounds and purpose of detention. Both individuals were ordered to be released immediately unless required in connection with other cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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