Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, May 1: The High Court today has granted two weeks time to Government for filing of response on the plea of senior National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar for changing his lodgement in light of recent pandemic Covid-19 or setting him free on bail.
The petition has been filed by his son Ishfaq Ali challenging detention order passed by District Magistrate Srinagar vide order No. DMS/ PSA/145/2019 dated 5-02-2020 through his counsel Shuja-ul-Haq Tantry.
Justice Sindhu Sharma granted further two weeks time to Government on the issue as the counsel requested for the same. Earlier on April 16, two weeks time was sought and granted by the court.
It was noted that the authorities till date have not considered the previous direction in which they were directed to consider the bail of the petition in view of recent situation.
Court on April 3 had directed the authorities to consider the bail of Sagar on the basis of averments made in the application more particularly having regard to health ground and submit the report on next date of hearing.
Sagar has moved an application seeking that in view of the peculiar circumstances in the light of rising number of Covid-19 cases in Kashmir, he may be put under house arrest and quarantined at his home only so that there is least chance of his exposure to viral infection.
The NC leader has been under detention since August last year and was later booked under Public Safety Act vide order of detention dated 5-2-2020.
It is submitted in the petition that he is an old aged person suffering from various old age related diseases like hypertension, orthopaedic and severe Cardio Vascular ailments which has been developed during his detention. “The petitioner was operated upon for angiography twice at SKIMS Soura during his detention”, read the petition.
It was submitted that he has pre-existing serious medical conditions as such he is most susceptible to coronavirus infection (Covid-19) which has been declared as pandemic by the World Health organization.
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