Advocates:
['M/S LONE ALTAF AND ASSOCIATES', 'FEROZ AHMAD SHEIKH', '', 'ASIFA PADROO']

WP (Crl) No. 73/2020

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

AT SRINAGAR

WP(Crl) No. 73/2020

Reserved on 02.03.2021

Pronounced on 10.03.2021

Javid Ahmad Wani

…Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Lone Altaf, Adv.

Vs.

Government of JK &Anr.

...Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Raisud din Ganai, GA

Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL, JUDGE

JUDGMENT

1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner through his father

seeking quashing of order dated 11^th June 2020 bearing No. 01-DMG-

PSA-2020 (hereinafter referred to as 8order impugned9) issued by

respondent No. 2 by virtue of which the petitioner has been detained

under the provisions of J&K Public Safety Act.

2. It is submitted that the petitioner was arrested on 17^th May 2020 by

Police Station Ganderbal and after keeping him in custody for more

than three weeks, the petitioner was detained by virtue of the order

impugned.

3. The order impugned has been challenged on the grounds that the

grounds of detention are vague and on the basis of s