LPA No. 85/2022 Page 1 of 12

IN THE HIGH C0URT 0F JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

LPA No. 85/2022

Reserved on 22.08.2022

Pronounced on 07.10.2022

Murtaza Rashid

…Appellant(s)

Through:

Mr. G. N. Shaheen, Adv.

Vs.

Union Territory of JK & Ors.

...Respondent(s)

Through:

Mr Asif Maqbool, Dy. AG

CORAM:

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON’BLE MS JUSTICE MOKSHA KHAJURIA KAZMI, JUDGE

J U D G M E N T

Pankaj Mithal, CJ

1.

The District Magistrate, Pulwama, on being satisfied, on the basis of

the letter dated 30^th October 2021 and the material produced along-

with it in the form of dossier by the Senior Superintendent of Police,

Awantipora, ordered for the preventive detention of the petitioner-

appellant Murtaza Rashid under Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety

Act 1978 (hereinafter referred to as >the Act?) to prevent him from

acting in a manner prejudicial to the security of the State.

2.

The aforesaid detention order was executed on 31^st October 2021 and

the petitioner-appellant was taken into preventive custody. The

detention order was confirmed on 29^th No