14.10.2020, New Delhi
SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI: The Jammu
& Kashmir administration late on Tuesday revoked the detention of former CM
and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti after 14 months and eight days. However, it
didn’t mention any reason for her release before the end of the three extra
months for which it had been last extended on July 31 this year.
Mehbooba had been detained under
the J&K Public Safety Act of 1978 on August 5 last year after the Centre nullified
Articles 370 and 35-A of the Constitution and bifurcated J&K into two Union
Territories — J&K and Ladakh.
Her case was to come up in the
Supreme Court on Oct 15. A reply had also been prepared, but it was decided
that it was better to release her before the next hearing, sources in Delhi
told TOI.
The UT home department order,
effective immediately, said the “government hereby revokes the detention order
of 5.2.2020
[Source : The Times of India]