Shah Faesal

Innocuous Dissent Seen As "Treason" Act: Shah Faesal On Quitting Politics

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Shah Faesal, the first resident of Jammu and Kashmir who topped the civil services exam in 2009, on Tuesday said his decision to join politics last year had done more harm than benefit as his "innocuous act" of dissent was seen as an "act of treason".

16 Months On, J&K Bureaucrat-Turned-Politician Shah Faesal Quits Politics

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 10, 2020

Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal quit politics today, resigning from the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement, the party he founded last year after quitting the civil services. In a statement today, the party said, "Dr Shah Faesal had informed State Executive Members that he is not in a position to continue with political...

J&K Leader Shah Faesal To Be Released, Stringent Public Safety Act Revoked

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday June 3, 2020

Shah Faesal, Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucrat-turned-leader may soon be released as the stringent Public Safety Act against him was revoked, officials said. One of the most vocal critics of the government's move to end Jammu and Kashmir's special status, the 2010 IAS topper was among a number of leaders detained in August.

J&K Leader Shah Faesal Detained Under Stringent Public Safety Act

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday February 15, 2020

Shah Faesal, the 2010 Indian Administrative Service topper from Jammu and Kashmir whose detention after scrapping of special status to Jammu and Kashmir triggered outrage, has been booked under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) that allows detention without trial for up to three months and multiple extensions.

J&K Cops Respond After Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Tweets About Manhandling

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday November 17, 2019

Police have denied reports that three J&K leaders - Sajjad Lone, Shah Faisal and Waheed Para - were manhandled while being shifted to a detention centre in Srinagar, as per allegations by Itija Mufti, daughter of former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

J&K Leader Shah Faesal Withdraws Plea Challenging Detention

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 13, 2019

Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal this morning withdrew his habeas corpus plea challenging his detention before the Delhi High Court.

Centre To Reply To Shah Faesal's Plea For Copy Of Lookout Circular

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 28, 2019

The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the centre on a plea of bureaucrat-turned politician Shah Faesal, who is currently detained in Srinagar, to give him a copy of the lookout circular issued against him.

"Shouldn't Kashmir Affect You?": Kannan Gopinathan On Why He Quit IAS

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Kannan Gopinathan today rejected the centre's claim that the ongoing clampdown on Kashmir is meant to prevent deaths due to violent reprisals, saying that life holds no meaning to a human being without the right to liberty.

Detained J&K Leader Shah Faesal Was Instigating Crowds, Court Told

India News | Reported by Aravinth Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Shah Faesal, the IAS topper from Kashmir whose detention soon after the scrapping of Kashmir's special status triggered outrage, was instigating crowds at the Srinagar airport, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has told the Delhi High Court today. This is why he was detained, Jammu and Kashmir administration said after it was asked to respond to...

Shah Faesal's Plea Against His Detention To Be Heard On September 3

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 23, 2019

The Delhi High Court said on Friday it will hear on September 3 former IAS officer Shah Faesal's plea alleging he was illegally detained at Delhi airport on August 14 and taken back to Srinagar where he has been kept under house arrest.

Petition Against Shah Faesal's Detention Filed In Delhi High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 19, 2019

A petition was filed in the Delhi High Court on Monday alleging that former bureaucrat Shah Faesal was illegally detained at the IGI Airport on August 14.

Shah Faesal Shifted To Detention Centre At Srinagar's Centaur Hotel

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 15, 2019

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal, who is under detention, has been taken to a makeshift detention centre at the Centaur Hotel here, officials said Thursday.

"Why's Freedom Being Denied To India's Son?" P Chidambaram On Shah Faesal

India News | ANI | Thursday August 15, 2019

On the occasion of 73rd Independence Day, former union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram today paid homage to the soldiers of India who laid down their lives in the line of duty.

J&K Leader Shah Faesal Stopped At Delhi Airport, House Arrest In Srinagar

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Shah Faesal, the Kashmiri IAS topper who quit the civil services for politics, was detained at the Delhi airport on Wednesday, reportedly when he was about to fly abroad. He was sent back to Srinagar, where he was placed under house arrest under the Public Safety Act.

Jammu And Kashmir Gets First Pre-Poll Alliance In Run-Up To Assembly Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement headed by former bureaucrat Shah Faesal Tuesday forged a pre-poll alliance in the state with the Awami Ittehad Party led by former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rasheed.