HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

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Reserved on: 05.12.2025

Pronounced on: 26.12.2025

Uploaded on: 26.12.2025

Whether operative part or : Full

full judgment is pronounced

Firdous Ahmad Shah

……. Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. B. A. Dar, Advocate

Versus.

Union Territory of J&K and Ors.

..…Respondent(s)

Through: Ms. Maha Majeed, Assisting Counsel vice

Mr. Mohsin S. Qadri, Sr. AAG

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR JUSTICE VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

1. Through the medium of this writ petition, the petitioner prays for quashment of Order no.DMS/PSA/14/2024 dated 23.04.2024, (impugned detention order) passed by District Magistrate, Srinagar – respondent no.2, whereby detenu, namely, Firdous Ahmsad Shah S/o Late Ali Mohammad Shah R/o Abi Guzar Lal Chowk, Srinagar (for brevity “detenu”) has been placed under preventive detention with a view to prevent him from indulging in the activities which are prejudicial to the maintenance of security of the

State, on the grounds made mention of therein.

2. Respondents have filed reply affidavit, insisting therein that the activities indulged in by detenu are highly prejudicial to the maintenance of security of State and, therefore, his remaining at large is a t