“Liberty Is a Cherished Right”: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Quashes Preventive Detention of 20-Year-Old

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court set aside the preventive detention of a 20-year-old, saying authorities failed to properly apply their mind before issuing the order. The Court stressed that preventive detention is an exception to the fundamental right to personal liberty under Article 21.