HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR ……

In HCP No.242/2024 Reserved on: 15.04.2026 Pronounced on: 23.04.2026 Uploaded on: 23.04.2026 Whether the operative part or full judgment is pronounced: Full Zameer Ahmad Shah …….Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Wajid Haseeb, Advocate Versus Union Territory of J&K and others ……Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Ilyas Nazir Laway, GA CORAM HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE

JUDGEMENT

PER OSWAL-J

1. The appellant came to be detained pursuant to order of detention bearing No.22/DMA/PSA/DET/2024 dated 20.05.2024, passed by the District Magistrate, Anantnag (respondent No. 2) in exercise of powers under Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The appellant challenged the said order of detention by way of HCP No.242/2024, which, however, came to be dismissed by the learned Writ Court vide judgment dated

22.08.2025 (hereinafter referred to as “the impugned judgment”).

2. Being aggrieved of and dissatisfied with the impugned judgment dated 22.08.2025, the appellant has assailed the same on the following grounds:

(i) That the learned writ court has failed to consider and properly ap