New Delhi: The Union Law Ministry on Friday told Parliament that over 2165 number of habeas corpus pleas were filed in Jammu and Kashmir post Article 370 abrogation.
Anantnag Lok Sabha MP Hasnain Masoodi inquired about habeas corpus petitions filed in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 was revoked.
The ministry revealed that from August 2019 to June 2023, a total of 2,165 petitions were filed in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and the Supreme Court.
Responding to concerns about delays in disposing of habeas corpus petitions challenging detention orders under the Public Safety Act, the ministry said that proper steps were being taken to ensure timely hearings and proceedings. “The Government/Detaining Authorities file requisite pleadings and ensure timely production of available records in the Hon’ble Courts besides ensuring the presence of Counsels on the date of hearings.
“All other requisite steps, wherever, required, are being taken well within time to ensure early disposal of such petitions by the Hon’ble Courts,” it replied.
Habeas Corpus writ is issued by a court or judge directing one who holds another in custody to produce the person before the court for some specified purpose. The write is filed to correct violations of personal liberty by directing judicial inquiry into the legality of a detention.