Produce All Orders On J&K Curbs, Court Tells Govt.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to produce the orders passed by authorities on restrictions in Jammu & Kashmir as well as Section 144 proceedings.

The direction from a three-judge Bench led by Justice N.V. Ramana came in response to Mr. Mehta’s claim of privilege over these documents.

“My Lords, we maintain our stand. Those orders cannot be made public. However, we will give it for the perusal and consideration of My Lords,” Mr. Mehta addressed the Bench, also comprising Justices R. Subhash Reddy and B.R. Gavai.

“Okay. You furnish the order for our consideration but if you do not want to make the orders public then you have to state on the affidavit as to why they cannot be given to the petitioners. You must indicate the reasons for claiming such privilege,” Justice Ramana said, addressing the law officer.