Srinagar, May 24 -- "Once an earlier order of detention stands nullified by the order of the Court, the earlier grounds mentioned in the detention order cannot be the reason for passing fresh one," said a bench of Justice Puneet Gupta while quashing the District Magistrate, Pulwama Order (No.50/DMP/PSA/22) dated 20 June 2022 against Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Lone of Androosa Khrew Pampore.

"The Court is also in agreement with the contention of the counsel for the petitioner (Lone) that the vague grounds in the detention order deprived the petitioner of making statutory representation before the Advisory Board and the government," the Bench said, adding, "The right of representation is statutory right and fundamental in character of which the pe...