IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

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HCP No.332/2024

USMAN AYOUB DAR ...PETITIONER(S)/APPELLANT(S)

Through: - Mr. Asif Iqbal, Advocate.

Vs.

UT OF J&K & ANR. ...RESPONDENT(S)

Through: - Mr. Bikram Deep Singh, Dy. AG.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE

JUDGMENT

1) The petitioner has challenged detention order No.193/ DMS/PSA/2024 dated 12.09.2024, issued by District Magistrate, Shopian. In terms of the aforesaid order, Usman

the detenue

Ayoub Dar, (“ ”) has been placed under preventive detention in order to prevent him from acting in any manner

prejudicial to the security of the UT/Country.

2) The petitioner has contended that the grounds of detention are vague and non-existent. It has been contended that the safeguards provided under the law have not been complied with in the instant case, inasmuch as whole of the material which formed basis of the grounds of has not been

supplied to the petitioner. It has been further contended that there is total non-application of mind on the part of the detaining authority while passing the i