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J&K HC quashes Kashmir journalist Majid Hyderi’s detention

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J&K High Court quashes detention of journalist Majid Hyderi under PSA after 17 months, dismisses plea of advocate Qayoom.

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J&K High Court quashes journalist Majid Hyderi’s detention under Public Safety Act

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday quashed the detention of independent journalist and television debater Majid Hyderi, who has been held for over 17 months under the Public Safety Act.The police and Srinagar district administration had alleged that Hyderi disseminated false information in the guise of journalism, and promoted secessionism.However, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul said that the grounds for Hyderi’s detention were vague, a…

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J&K HC quashes Kashmir journalist Majid Hyderi’s detention

J&K High Court quashes detention of journalist Majid Hyderi under PSA after 17 months, dismisses plea of advocate Qayoom.

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Jammu & Kashmir High Court upholds arrest of ex-Bar President Mian Qayoom

Srinagar, Feb 21: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has upheld the arrest of former Bar Association President, Advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, in connection with the murder of Advocate Babar Qadri. Qayoom had challenged his June 25, 2024, arrest, arguing that it was illegal and arbitrary. In a ruling dated February 19, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul dismissed Qayoom’s plea, stating that his arrest and subsequent remand to police custody followed legal …

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J&K High Court Dismisses Plea Of Advocate Mian Qayoom, Accused In Babar Qadri Murder Case

Last Updated:February 20, 2025, 00:10 IST Qayoom was arrested by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) on June 25, 2024. He was found to be the main conspirator behind the murder of Babar Qadri, a young lawyer who was gunned down by terrorists on September 24, 2020, at his residence in Zahidpora,…Read More Qayoom, through a habeas corpus writ petition filed before the Srinagar bench of the J&K High Court (HCP No 331 of 2024 dated 8 October 2024),…

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Grounds of detention vague and ambiguous: HC while quashing PSA of Kashmiri journalist - Goa Chronicle

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while quashing the preventive detention of senior journalist Majid Hyderi on Wednesday, described the grounds for his detention as “vague, ambiguous, and lacking a clear connection to present circumstances.” Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul quashed the detention of Hyderi under Public Safety Act . Hyderi, a freelance journalist and prominent TV commentator was arrested in September, 2023 from his …

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Jammu and Kashmir HC quashes detention of journalist Majid Hyderi, criticises govt’s “cavalier” use of PSA

The J&K High Court on Wednesday, while quashing the detention order against journalist Majid Hyderi, an independent journalist and television debater, strongly criticised the government for the “cavalier and casual exercise” of power under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA). Nullifying the PSA order that had kept Hyderi detained for 17 months, Justice V.K. Chatterjee ruled that vague and non-specific grounds of detention violate fundamental r…

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