House Arrest

J&K Police prohibits PDP Youth Convention; workers hold protest, alleges Mehbooba Mufti under house arrest

The police said that they did not allow the PDP youth convention because there were credible inputs of vehicle-bound IEDs being used to target civilians and high-security installations

Italy man under house arrest flees from home, asks police to put him behind bars

The man could reportedly no longer cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife and opted to run away and surrender to the police

Saifuddin Soz to sue J&K administration over 'unlawful house arrest'; Rahul Gandhi seeks his release

Soz has alleged that he has been detained in his house since 5 August, 2019, when the Centre abrogated Article 370. However, the UT administration denied the charge in the SC on Wednesday

House Arrest movie review: This Netflix original isn't a film; it's a series of bad decisions

Twenty minutes into House Arrest and I realised good ideas don't make a good film.

House Arrest trailer: Ali Fazal's solitary life is disturbed by Shriya Pilgaonkar, Jim Sarbh in upcoming Netflix film

House Arrest marks the onscreen reunion of Mirzapur actors Ali Fazal and Shreya Pilgaonkar.

House Arrest: Netflix to premiere Ali Fazal, Shriya Pilgaonkar's upcoming comedy on 15 November

House Arrest also features Jim Sarbh and Barkha Singh in pivotal roles.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah detained under Public Safety Act: all you need to know about the 1978 Act

On Monday, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah was detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA)

Farooq Abdullah, other J&K leaders detained under draconian PSA: Single-most important Constitutional remedy is habeas corpus

The detention of Farooq Abdullah and several other leaders in the Valley raises many questions as to what are the laws on preventive detention in the Constitution and what are the options available to the detainees.

Moral compass used to plot Farooq Abdullah's 'incarceration' points towards dystopia, not a 'new Kashmir'

Legislated in 1978 by Sheikh Abdullah, the Public Safety Act (PSA) allows the Jammu and Kashmir government to detain, without trial, "persons acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State" for up to two years. In addition, it allows detention for up to one year where "any person is acting in any manner prejudicial to the maintenance of public order". The detention order has to be signed by a divisional commissioner or district magistrate-not a judge.

Article 35A of the Constitution: A look at the provisions of the Article and what it means for Jammu and Kashmir

Article 35A gives the Jammu and Kashmir legislature full discretionary power to decide who the 'permanent residents' of the state are.