Jammu and Kashmir High Court
LPA/213/2026 of UT OF J AND K TH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS Vs RAHIL GARGOTRA on 30 September 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU CM No. 6933/2026 LPA No. 213/2026 in HCP No. 165/2025 CAV No. 2117/2026 UT of J&K and Others .....Applicant(s)/Appellant(s) Through :- Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with Ms. Priyanka Bhat, Advocate v/s Rahil Gargotra .....Respondent(s) Through :-
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
CM No. 6933/2026
LPA No. 213/2026 in
HCP No. 165/2025
CAV No. 2117/2026
UT of J&K and Others
.....Applicant(s)/Appellant(s)
Through :- Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG with Ms. Priyanka Bhat, Advocate
v/s
Rahil Gargotra
.....Respondent(s)
Through :-
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR, JUDGE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE YASH PAUL BOURNEY, JUDGE
ORDER
28.09.2026
CM No. 6933/2026
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1. Impugned in this intra-Court appeal is a judgment of the learned Single Judge [“the writ Court”] dated 16.07.2026, passed in HCP No. 165/2025, whereby the writ Court has quashed the detention order no. PSA-13 of 2025 dated 06.09.2025 issued by the District Magistrate, Jammu. The order was issued purportedly under Section 8 of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, with a view to prevent the respondent from acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order.
2. The appeal is delayed by five days and, therefore, a separate application for condonation of delay.
3. The application, for the reasons stated therein, is allowed and the delay of five days in filing the appeal is condoned.
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LPA No. 213/2026
1. The order of detention, which was issued by the District Magistrate, Jammu on 06.09.2025 and was executed on 07.09.2025 and was for a maximum period of one year. The period of one year has expired with effect from 06.09.2026. The order of detention has, therefore, outlived its life, thus, rendering this appeal infructuous.
2. In view of the above, the instant appeal is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous.
(Yash Paul Bourney) (Sanjeev Kumar) Judge Judge
JAMMU 28.09.2026 Manik
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