JAMMU, Aug. 25 -- Justice Sanjay Dhar of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed two habeas corpus petitions challenging detention orders issued under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), thereby upholding the preventive detention of two residents of District Anantnag.
The petitions were filed by Mohd. Rafi Najar, resident of Arwani Bijbehara, and Zameer Ahmad Shah, resident of Nambal Mattan, who had sought quashing of detention orders passed by the District Magistrate, Anantnag. The orders, bearing No. 06/DMA/PSA/DET/2024 dated 01.04.2024 (Rafi Najar) and No. 22/DMA/PSA/DET/2024 dated 20.05.2024 (Zameer Shah), were challenged on grounds of vagueness, non-supply of documents, and alleged non-consideration of representat...