New Delhi: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has upheld notifications issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs banning the Awami Action Committee (AAC) led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and the Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) headed by Masroor Abbas Ansari for a period of five years.

The UAPA Tribunal of Justice Sachin Datta, a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court, in two distinct decisions, ruled that the material and evidence placed before it justified declaring the two outfits as unlawful associations under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

“This Tribunal, having followed the procedure laid down in the UAPA and its Rules and having independently and objectively appreciated and evaluated the material and evidence on record, is of th

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