The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Friday quashed the detention orders of two prominent clerics, Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi and Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri, who were detained under the Public Safety Act (PSA) last year.
Moulana Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, the leader of ‘Tehreek-e-Sout-ul Auliya,’ and Mushtaq Ahmed Veeri, associated with the Jamiat-Ahle-Hadees (JaH), have strong followings in the Kashmir Valley. Their respective detention orders were challenged through habeas corpus petitions, leading to two separate judgments by Justice Sanjay Dhar and Justice Rajnesh Oswal respectively.
In the case of Dawoodi, Justice Sanjay Dhar ruled that the detention order was flawed due …
