MOHAMMAD ILLYAS SHEIKH TH.HIS FATHER GH,.HASSAN SHEIKH M/S G.N SHAHEEN AND ASIF NABI vs UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K TH.PR.SECRETARY TO GOVT (HOME) AND ORS — LPA/262/2025
Case under Letters Patent Section 12. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 07th May 2026.
CNR: JKHC010058152025
Filing Number
LPA/4335/2025
Filing Date
06-11-2025
Registration No
LPA/262/2025
Registration Date
06-11-2025
Judge
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ARUN PALLI , HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL
Coram
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ARUN PALLI , HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL
Bench Type
DIVISION BENCH
Category
DB LPA (HC) ( 203 )
Sub-Category
CASES PERTAINING TO PSA. ( 1 )
Judicial Branch
LETTERS PATENT APPEAL (LPA)
Decision Date
07th May 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--Disposed Off
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
MOHAMMAD ILLYAS SHEIKH TH.HIS FATHER GH,.HASSAN SHEIKH M/S G.N SHAHEEN AND ASIF NABI
Respondent(s)
UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K TH.PR.SECRETARY TO GOVT (HOME) AND ORS
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ARUN PALLI , HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNESH OSWAL
FOR ADMISSION FRESH
FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH
FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH
FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH
FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 08-11-2025 | FOR ADMISSION FRESH |
| 08-04-2026 | FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH |
| 01-04-2026 | FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH |
| 24-03-2026 | FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH |
| 24-02-2026 | FOR ADMISSION NON FRESH |
Orders
Case Summary: LPA 262/2025 The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir quashed Mohammad Ilyas Sheikh's detention order dated 27.07.2024 under the Public Safety Act, 1978, finding fatal legal defects. The court held that the sponsoring agency suppressed a critical fact: Sheikh's earlier 2021 detention had been quashed by the court, yet this was omitted from the dossier submitted to the detaining authority, vitiating the detention. Additionally, the grounds of detention contained no specific allegations of illegal activities committed after his 2021 release, only a reference to being bound under Section 107/151 Cr.P.C., rendering the detention order unsustainable and ordered his immediate release. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary: LPA 262/2025 The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir quashed Mohammad Ilyas Sheikh's detention order dated 27.07.2024 under the Public Safety Act, 1978, finding fatal legal defects. The court held that the sponsoring agency suppressed a critical fact: Sheikh's earlier 2021 detention had been quashed by the court, yet this was omitted from the dossier submitted to the detaining authority, vitiating the detention. Additionally, the grounds of detention contained no specific allegations of illegal activities committed after his 2021 release, only a reference to being bound under Section 107/151 Cr.P.C., rendering the detention order unsustainable and ordered his immediate release. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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