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 *Although this Writ Petition was withdrawn during arguments, the learned senior counsel wished to make certain submissions regarding the issue at hand. The learned senior counsel submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that although he and his family were law abiding citizens, yet they are suffering the effects of the restrictions. Citing the House of Lords judgment of Liversidge v. Anderson, (1941) 3 All ER 338 the learned senior counsel submitted that it was the dissent by Lord Atkin, upholding the fundamental rights of the citizens of the United Kingdom, which is now the law of the land.


 * The learned Attorney General supported the submissions made by the Solicitor General. He submitted that the background of terrorism in the State of Jammu and Kashmir needs to be taken into account. Relying on National Investigation Agency v. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, 2019 (5) SCC 1, the learned Attorney General submitted that this Court while deciding the aforementioned case, has taken cognizance of the problem of terrorism in the State before.
 * According to the learned Attorney General, keeping in mind the facts regarding cross border terrorism and internal militancy, it would have been foolish to have not taken any preventive measures in the circumstances. The necessity of the orders under Section 144, Cr.P.C. are apparent from the background facts and circumstances, when there can be huge violence if the Government did not take these kinds of measures. In fact, similar steps were taken earlier by the Government in 2016 when a terrorist was killed in the State.

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