Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar Dec 9: The Government has revoked the detention of former Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries president, Dr Mubeen Shah under Public Saftey Act (PSA), the Supreme Court was informed today.
Shah, an NRI businessman was temporarily released two days ago after Supreme Court intervention on health grounds.
The J&K Administration today told Supreme Court that it had permanently revoked the PSA against Shah, who was arrested from Srinagar in August this year.
Shah was released on Saturday from the Agra Central Jail where he had been moved to on August 7 after being detained in Kashmir valley, along with political leaders, social activists and separatists.
The release of Shah on Saturday was temporary and he was asked to surrender on March 7 next year. However, on Sunday, the same officer issued another order submitted before the Supreme Court, saying that the PSA had been revoked under section 19 (1) of the Act and the fresh order superseded its order of December 6.
A bench of Justices N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai allowed the withdrawal of a plea challenging the August 7 order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Union Territory, said the PSA has been permanently revoked.
The Apex Court was hearing a plea filed by Asifa Mubeen, the wife of Mubeen Shah, seeking quashing of the August 7 order of detention along with the grounds of detention under section 8(1)(a) of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978.
Shah figured during the US Congress hearing on South Asia human rights, focused on India’s action in Kashmir last month when Indian-American Democratic lawmaker from Washington’s 7th Congressional district Pramila Jayapal raised the issue about his detention.
Based out of Malaysia, where he runs his handicrafts business, Shah used to visit Kashmir once in a year. Earlier, he was president of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He had come to Kashmir in May this year from Malaysia for a short duration but had to extend it due to a bereavement in his family and later due to infection for which he was undergoing treatment in a Srinagar hospital.
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