New Delhi, September 30: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to further entertain Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko’s plea seeking production of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah before it and said the MDMK leader could challenge the detention order under the Public Safety Act.
“He (Abdullah) is under detention under the Public Safety Act,” a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko’s counsel.
Vaiko’s counsel questioned the conduct of the Jammu and Kashmir administration and claimed that a few minutes before the scheduled hearing in the apex court on September 16, Abdullah was detained under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act.
The bench also comprising Justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer said the petitioner could challenge the detention order against Abdullah under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act before the appropriate authority. PTI
