Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- The administrative rationale behind the order is meticulously detailed. It stems from a request to hold a Majlis-e-Hussaini on the 28th of Safar. Yet, this request has been met with unanimous concern from law enforcement and civil administration. The reports from the Senior Superintendent of Police and Sub-Divisional Magistrates paint a picture of a community fractured by internal rivalries, where religious observance has, in the past, become a flashpoint for violence. The reference to court orders mandating a status quo, along with the history of FIRs filed against those attempting to violate them, reveals a cycle of confrontation that the state is now compelled to manage through preemptive restrictions.

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