HC Notice To Govt On Pleas Against Forfeiture Of 25 Books

2025-10-13 08:06:07

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer)
J&K High Court | File Photo

Srinagar- A Full Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh on Monday issued notice to the government on five separate petitions challenging the administration's notification that declared 25 books as“forfeited” in Jammu and Kashmir.

The government forfeited 25 books on Kashmir's political and social history for allegedly promoting false narratives and secessionism under Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 on August 5.

The bench headed by Chief Justice Arun Palli and comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Shahzad Azeem asked the government to file objections to the petitions by a week before the adjourned date on December 4.

The petitions have been filed by Shakir Shabir, Swastik Singh, David Devadas, CPI(M) leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami and Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak and others.

The Books ordered to be forfeited by virtue of notification on 5 August this year as per the government propagate false narrative and secessionism in Kashmir.

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