Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 29: High Court dismissed various petitions of detenues seeking quashment of their detention orders passed under J&K Public Safety Act.
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has held that as per the law the detention order survives even if one of the grounds is found unsustainable. “In the present case the detention order is issued on more than one ground independent of each other, therefore, the detention order does not get vitiated even if one of the grounds taken in support of the petition is turns affirmative”, Justice Magrey added.
“In view of the fact situation and having regard to the law laid down by the Supreme Court, this petition fails and is dismissed as such. The impugned detention order, accordingly, sustains and is maintained. Record is returned to the State Counsel in the open court”, reads the judgment.
The detenues who had approached the court for challenging their detention order are, Dilawar Ahmad Bhat son of Abdul Ahad Bhat resident of Amargarh, Sopore, District Baramulla,Tariq Ahmad Ganaie Son of Mohammad Yaqoob Ganaie resident of Ganaie Mohalla Shopian, Sajjad Paswal from Shopian,Tahir Hussain Mir Son of Late Habibullah Mir of Dachigam, Bandipora, Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Mohammad Sultan Bhat resident of Ahora Payeen Kreeri District Baramulla.
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