HC Quashes Detention Orders Issued Under PSA

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a series of detention orders issued under the Public Safety Act, including that against journalist Fahad Shah. The court found that the detaining authority did not apply its mind while passing the orders. In one case related to Srinagar resident Peerzada Mohammed…

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HC Quashes Detention Of Journalist Fahad Shah

HC Quashes Detention Of Journalist Fahad Shah

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The High Court on Thursday quashed the detention of a journalist Fahad Shah and directed the authorities to release him forthwith. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal said that Fahad should be “set at liberty forthwith if not required in any other case.” “In the present case, the procedural requirement has not been followed and…

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Court Quashes PSA Against Kashmiri Journalist

Court Quashes PSA Against Kashmiri Journalist

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: On Thursday, the Jammu Kashmir High Court overturned the Public Safety Act of Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah, who has been detained at Kot Balwal jail in Jammu since June 2022, nearly 300 kilometres away from his home in Srinagar’s Soura. Despite calls from organizations such as the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) for…

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JK HC Quashes Seven PSAs, Upholds One

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The High Court has invalidated seven detention orders that were issued under the Public Safety Act and has directed the authorities to release the detainees who were held in preventive custody. The seven individuals are Suhail Ahmad Bhat from Srinagar, Altaf Ahmad Bhat from Kupwara, Farooq Ahmad Khan from Bandipora, Shamim Ahmad Wani…

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SC quashes criminal proceedings against doctor accused of stocking medicines for sale

SC quashes criminal proceedings against doctor accused of stocking medicines for sale

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed criminal proceedings against a doctor accused of stocking medicines for sale, saying the “extremely small” quantity of medicines which was seized can easily be found in the house or consultation room of a medical practitioner. The apex court observed that considering the small quantity of medicines,…

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