JAMMU, Sept. 11 -- In two significant rulings, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu quashed the preventive detention of two individuals held under the Public Safety Act (PSA), citing violations of constitutional and statutory safeguards. Justice M.A. Chowdhary delivered the judgments in both cases, directing the release of the detainees forthwith if not required in any other case.
In the first, Mohd. Jaffer Sheikh (45), son of Ghulam Mohd Sheikh, resident of Nattas, Dool, Kishtwar, had been detained under Order No. 6th/DM/K/PSA of 2024 dated 07.11.2024, passed by the District Magistrate, Kishtwar. Sheikh, represented by Mr. S. S. Ahmed, Advocate, argued that the detention order was based on stale cases, vague reports, and ...