SC seeks response from J&K on plea challenging detention of five persons

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The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Jammu &Kashmir administration on a plea challenging detention of five persons in Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi issued notice on the plea which has also challenged provisions of law, empowering authorities to detain a person in J&K.

The bench also comprising justices SA Bobde and SA Nazeer asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the Jammu & Kashmir administration, to file his response within two weeks.

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