Shivani Thakur
Published on: April 27, 2022 at 19:26 IST
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court observed that the Menace of Drug addiction in the Kashmir Valley has destroyed the very fabric of society.
Justice Javed Iqbal Wani observed that the use of drugs in the valley is not an ignorable activity and adolescents from vulnerable sections become the first casualty.
“The spreading of the drugs in Kashmir Valley is becoming day by day a terrible menace which has completely destroyed the very fabric of our society and are eating into the vitals of our society, therefore, such activities are not ignorable,” the Order passed on April 25 said.
“During recent years variety of drugs of addiction have appeared, posing serious problems endangering the health and safety of the citizens seriously eroding the morale of the society. The multifarious impact of the narcotic drugs on a person coming thereunder are well known. Normally, such a person ceases to be a normal human being. Drug addiction eats into the vitals of the society, having a tendency to depersonalise those who consume them and reduce them to worthless freaks of nature,” the High Court further noted.
The High Court was hearing a Plea filed by Jahangir Bhat challenging his Detention Orders dated November 13, 2021 under Section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (J&K NDPS Act).
On the other hand, the Officials filed an Affidavit stating that the Orders were Preventive and not Punitive in nature. The Officials argued that all the procedures envisaged by the Law have been followed.
“… It cannot be concluded that the Detention Order is mechanically passed without the application of mind or the subjective satisfaction of the detaining authority,” the Court ruled.
The Plea was, further rejected.