02 Regular IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CM/2316/2026 IN LPA/71/2026 UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS ….. Petitioner(s) Through: Ms. Maha Majeed, Advocate. vice Mr. Mohsin Qadiri, Sr. AAG V/s BILAL AHMAD SHALLA ….. Respondent(s) Through: Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar, Judge Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Parihar, Judge ORDER 02.06.2026 The appellants have called in question judgment dated 04.09.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby writ petition filed by the respondent challenging order No. 33/DMB/PSA/2024 dated 16.05.2024 has been quashed and a direction has been issued for release of the respondent from preventive detention. It appears that the impugned order of detention has by now with efflux of time, outlived its life. Therefore, the present LPA has been rendered infructuous. The same is accordingly disposed of along with connected CM. (Sanjay Parihar) (Sanjay Dhar) Judge Judge SRINAGAR 02.06.2026 Aasif