Reliance Of Both 'Security Of The State' And 'Maintenance Of Public Order' Which Are Distinct Concepts Reflect Non-Application Of Mind By The Detaining Authority : J&K HC

The Srinagar Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court quashed a detention order detaining Fayaz Ahmed Mir of Pulwama under Section 8(a) of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978. The order was assailed by the father of the detenu Ab. Rashid Mir who pleaded that the grounds of detention mentioned in the detention order had no nexus to the detenu and that there had been...