Mirwaiz Umar Farooq files plea in JK High Court against house arrest

The separatist amalgam announced on Wednesday that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the leader of the Hurriyat Conference, has filed a case in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court contesting his “house arrest.”

It stated that the petition will be heard by the court on Friday.

The Hurriyat has stated that its chairman has been placed under house arrest for a month and that his travels are restricted; however, the J-K government has insisted that the chairman is free and that his movements are controlled by security agents for reasons of security.

“October 4 has been set aside for the High Court’s hearing in the matter pertaining to Mirwaiz’s unlawful imprisonment and home confinement. For the past month, the Mirwaiz has been detained at home, according to the Hurriyat.

According to the statement, the Mirwaiz had already filed a writ suit in the Ladakh High Court in Jammu & Kashmir, with a November 2024 deadline.

“However, as he incessantly has been once again put under illegal and unauthorised detention without any formal orders by the administration even during the pendency of the said writ petition, depriving him of his fundamental rights guaranteed to him including his religious rights as well, he therefore, was compelled to file another petition along with an urgency memo,” claimed the Hurriyat.

The separatist amalgam said it was hopeful that the high court would provide much-needed relief to the Mirwaiz “in view of laws of natural justice and human rights also enshrined in the Constitution”.

He also appealed to the legal fraternity, political organisations and human rights groups to raise their voice over the issue.–(PTI)

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