SRINAGAR The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has sought detention record regarding Masarat Alam Bhat as the Muslim League chairman has challenged detention order under 37th Public Safety Act (PSA).
A bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar has asked additional advocate general Shah Amir to produce the record on next date of hearing. The latest PSA detention order, has been issued by the Baramulla Deputy Commissioner.
On September 7 last year, a single bench of the J&K High Court had dismissed Masarats petition challenging his 36th PSA detention order. Masarat had challenged the decision before a division bench and while petition was pending, 36th PSA detention order expired. However, he was not released and taken to the Joint Interrogation Centre, Jammu, from Kot Bhalwal Jail, where he was lodged earlier.
A fresh PSA detention order was issued against him by the Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla and he was detained under it and shifted to Hira Nagar Jail.
Earlier, Masarat was detained and booked under the PSA following the 2010 unrest that left over 100 people dead in the Kashmir valley.
On October 30, 2012, Aalam was booked under PSA for running the 2010 mass agitation. He was released on March 1, 2015. However, his release sparked political storm after Indian media hyped his release, terming him as threat to peace.
Aalam was detained under PSA for the first time on October 2, 1990.
He was released in November 1991. He was detained for second time in 1993 and released in February 1997.
On September 1997, he was detained third time for nearly three years and released in May 2000. He was detained for the fourth time in January 2001 and released in August 2003.
He was detained for the fifth time and was in detention till July 2005. Since 16 January 2008, he has been detained on nine occasions under the PSA.
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