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- The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which had challenged the restrictions on civilian movement along the National Highway between Baramulla and Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Recently,Jammu and Kashmir administration and Centre had issued an order banning the movement of civilian traffic on the national highway from Baramulla to Udhampur.
- The ban on the civilian traffic was in force for the two days Sunday and Wednesday from 4 am to 5 pm every week till May 31.No civilian traffic was allowed during the movement of the paramilitary forces.
- The order was challenged before the Supreme Court on the grounds that a) the ban directly affects the lives of lakhs of people and its indirect economic and social impact is permanent (b)prohibition on civilian traffic on the highway will also have an impact on the tourism industry of the state and (c)It violates the fundamental rights of citizens,including those to life,health,education and livelihood.
- Following criticism over the order,the state administration on April 20 had relaxed the ban and said that the restriction would be limited only to Sundays. The administration had also lifted the restrictions on civilian traffic movement on the Srinagar-Baramulla stretch of the National Highway-44.



