Overview

• Justice Sachin Datta issued an order on September 3 under Section 4(3) upholding the Centre’s March 11 notification declaring the association unlawful under Section 3(1) of the UAPA.
• The Tribunal said there was ample justification for the proscription and found the government rightly invoked the proviso to Section 3(3) given the nature of the group’s activities.
• FIRs, testimonies, social‑media posts, website excerpts, and sealed intelligence were cited to show advocacy of secession, undermining sovereignty, and collaboration with inimical elements across the border.
• Speeches and interviews of Molvi Abbas Ansari and Masroor Abbas Ansari referenced a right to self‑determination and a plebiscite, which the Tribunal said sought to legitimize a separatist ideology.
• The order recorded an assurance that personal religious practices are not prohibited under UAPA and noted Masroor Abbas Ansari admitted leading government‑permitted Moharram processions in July 2025.