Personal Disputes Cannot Be Treated as Threat to Public Order, Preventive Detention Order Quashed: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has quashed the preventive detention order against Mohd. Yousuf, 49, of Salwah, Mendhar, Poonch. The order was issued by the District Magistrate, Poonch on 27.04.2026 under the J&K Public Safety Act. Yousuf’s wife, Farida Bi, had challenged the detention through HCP No. 44/2026. The petition argued that the incidents cited against him involved personal disputes and could amount to…