JAMMU, Sept. 22 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the authorities not to detain three practising advocates under the Public Safety Act (PSA) on the basis of FIR No. 27/2026 registered at Police Station Batamaloo, subject to the condition that they are not involved in any other case or crime.
Justice Rajesh Sekhri passed the order in a petition filed by advocates Irfan Akbar Malla, Umar Mushtaq Mir and Jahangir Ahmad Bhat, who had approached the Court under Article 226 of the Constitution apprehending detention under the PSA. The judgment was pronounced on September 22, 2026.
The petitioners, represented by Advocate Saleem Gul, are practising advocates before the District Courts. Their plea arose out of an incide...