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The Jammu and Kashmir Disturbed Areas Act, 1992

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This Act empowers the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to declare any part of the State as a "disturbed area" via notification, which suspends or modifies the application of ordinary laws to restore public order. Parliament has conferred special protection (non-obstante clause) to the State Government and officers acting under it, effectively overriding normal procedural legal constraints during emergencies while allowing trial of offences by the High Court.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Powers to declare areas to be disturbed area
  4. 4. Powers to fire upon persons contravening certain orders
  5. 5. Powers to destroy arms dump, fortified positions, etc
  6. 6. Protection of persons acting under sections 4 and 5
  7. 7. Repeal and saving

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