HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR …

Reserved on: 11.02.2025 Pronounced on: 19.02.2025 Majid Hyderi, aged 43 years S/o Late Jahangir Hyderi R/o Milat Abad Peerbach Srinagar ……. Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. M. Y. Bhat, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Pince Hamza & Mr. Sajid Bhat, Advocates Versus

1. Union Territory of J&K through Principal Secretary to Home Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar/ Jammu

2. District Magistrate, Srinagar

3. Sr. Superintendent of Police, Srinagar.

.…Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. A. R. Malik, Sr. AAG with Ms. Rahella Khan, AC CORAM:

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

1. Petitioner prays to quash Order No.DMS/PSA/65/2023 dated

16.09.2023, (“detention order”) passed by District Magistrate, Srinagar – respondent no.2 (“detaining authority”) placing Majid Hyderi S/o Late Jahangir Hyderi R/o Milat Abad Peerbach Srinagar (“detenu”) under preventive detention with a view to prevent him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of security of State.

2. The case set up by petitioner, in the instant petition, is that detenu is a law abiding, peace loving and a senior Journalist/Debater of International Repute. He has attained the world