NEW DELHI, June 22: A tribunal established under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) confirmed the Centre’s decision to impose a five-year ban on the Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday. The one-member tribunal, consisting of Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta, was formed in January to evaluate whether there was “sufficient cause” for the imposition of the ban.
The Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) was declared an outlawed organization for five years by the government under the UAPA on December 27, 2023, due to its involvement in anti-national and secessionist activities in the Union Territory. Similarly, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, founded by the late separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was banned for five years on December 31, 2023, for fomenting terrorism and spreading anti-India propaganda in Jammu and Kashmir.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati and advocate Rajat Nair represented the government before the tribunal.
