ORDER 1. On the oral prayer of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the States of Punjab and Maharashtra represented by their Chief Secretaries are impleaded as respondent nos. 10 and 11. 2. Issue notice to the respondents. Liberty is granted to serve the standing counsels of the States and the Union Territories. 3. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Attorney General for India and the learned Advocate General for the State of Jammu and Kashmir, we are of the view that the Nodal Officers (in addition to the Nodal Officers as may have already been appointed by the State of Jammu and Kashmir) as per the list placed by the learned Attorney General before this Court, details of which are extracted below, would take necessary steps to prevent acts of violence, discrimination and other coercive acts against Kashmiris (including students enrolled with the institutions in the respondent States and the Union Territories) and other minorities in the wake of the terrorist attack dated 14.2.2019. S.No. Name of State/U.T. Nodal Police Officer & Designation Helpline No. Telephone No. Fax No. Email 1. Delhi Mr. Satish Golcha, Spl. Commr. of Police (Crime), Delhi. 1093 or 100 011-23490206 011-23490346 splcp-crime-dl@nic.in 2. Tamil Nadu Thiru V. Baskaran, Asstt. Inspector General of Police (Law & Order), Chennai-4. 044-28445028 (O) 9444396596 (Mobile) 044-28447703 tnaiglo@gmail.com 3. Manipur Mr. Sorokhaibam Gautam Singh, Superintendent of Police, CID(Special Branch), Imphal. 0385-2450424 0385-2445149 sorokhaibam.gautam@nic.in 4. Daman & Diu Dr. Eish Singhal, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Daaman-396210. - 0260-2250942 (O) 07567000602 (Mobile) - - 5. Himachal Pradesh Shri Gurdev Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Law & Order, Shimla-2. 0177-2621637 (O) 09418000246 (Mobile) 0177-2626945, 2626936 gurdevsharma7@gmail.com 6. Sikkim Asstt. Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters, Gangtok. 03592-202581 03592-221781 aigspphq@sikkimnic.in 7. Dadra and Nagar Haveli Shri Pramod Kumar Mishra, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Police Headquarters, UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Silvassa-396230. 0260-2643022(O) 0260-2643023 sp-sil-dnh@nic.in 8. Madhya Pradesh Shri Sidharth Choudhary, Asstt. Inspector General, Special Branch (Security), Police Headquarters, Bhopal 0755-2443549 (O) 9424594245 0755-2443651 aigssb@mppolice.gov.in 9. Assam Smt. Indrani Baruah, IPS, Special Supdt. Of Police (CID), Office of the Addl. Director General of Police (CID), Assam: Guwahati. 0361-2465414 9954106600 (Mobile) 0361-2462480 spcid@assampolice.govt.in 10. Mizoram Shri Joseph Lalchhuana, IPS, DIG(CID) Mizoram: Aizawl. - 0389-2333484 (O) 0389-2333001 josephlalchhuana@gmail.com 11. Tripura Shri Uttam Kumar Majumdar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Southern Range), Tripura: Agartala. 0381-2316217 (O) 9436462439 Mobile 0381-2314264 digsrange@tripurapolice.nic 12. Chandigarh Mr. Of Police (CID), Office of the Addl. Director General of Police (CID), Assam: Guwahati. 0361-2465414 9954106600 (Mobile) 0361-2462480 spcid@assampolice.govt.in 10. Mizoram Shri Joseph Lalchhuana, IPS, DIG(CID) Mizoram: Aizawl. - 0389-2333484 (O) 0389-2333001 josephlalchhuana@gmail.com 11. Tripura Shri Uttam Kumar Majumdar, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Southern Range), Tripura: Agartala. 0381-2316217 (O) 9436462439 Mobile 0381-2314264 digsrange@tripurapolice.nic 12. Chandigarh Mr. Gurinder Singh Dhillon, IPS, IGP, Law & Order-I, Room No.107, Ground Floor, Sector-9, Punjab Police Headquarter, Chandigarh 0172-2749222 (O) Mobile 9878666666 0172-2740757 igplawandorderone@gmail.com 13. Telangana Sh. B. Shivadhar Reddy, Inspector General of Police, Intelligence, Telangana State, Hyderabad. 040-23233796 (O) 9440627229-Mobile 040-23243683 shivadharreddyb@gmail.com 14. A & N Islands Atul Kumar Thakur, IPS, Superintendent of Police(South Andaman District), South Andaman District Office, Port Blair, A&N Islands. 03192 -233077 (O) 9434288536 - Mobile 03192 -233077 spsa@and.nic.in 15. Punjab Shri Amit Prasad, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Law & Order-1, Punjab, Chandigarh. 0172-2749222 (O) 9814532393 - Mobile 0172 -2740757 igplawandorder.pb@gmail.com 16. Kerala Shri Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar, S, IPS, Asstt. Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters, Thiruvananthapuram - 0471-2726945 (O) 9497996999 (Mobile) 0471-2726945 aig1 phq.pol@kerala.gov.in 17. Bihar Shri Jitendra Singh Gangwar, I.G. Police, Special Branch, Bihar, Patna. 0612-2217132 (O) 9470001388 (Mobile) 0612-2217031 18. Rajasthan Shri Umesh Mishra, Addl. DGP (Civil Rights), Rajasthan, Jaipur - 0141-2740857 (O) 9413444066 (Mobile) 0141-2740595 adgp.civilrights@rajpolice.gov.in adgcr2638@gmail.com 19. Odisha Sri Krushna Prasad Pattnaik, OPS, Dy. SP, Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC), Bhubaneswar 0671-2300203 & 2304234 (O) Mobile 9437151255 0671-2302697 krushna9437151255@gmail.com 20. Chhattisgarh Shri R.P. Sai, Assistant, Inspector General Intelligence, Police Headquarters, New Raipur, Chattisgarh. 0771-2446272 (O) 7869222775 Mobile rp.sai63@gov.in 21. Meghalaya Shri A.R. Mawthoh, IPS,Deputy Inspector General of Police (ER), Meghalaya, Shillong. 22. Goa Shri Rajendra Prabhu Dessai, Police Inspector, Crime Branch, Goa Institute of Management Building, Police Station Ribandar Tiswadi, Goa. 0832 -2444888 (O) 7875756062 Mobile picrimebranch.gpol@nic.in 23. Nagaland Shri Richard Yimto, IPS, Dy. Inspector General of Police (CID), Nagaland, Kohima. 0370-2241360 (O) 09436005955/08415902902 24. Gujarat Smt. Sweta Shrimali, IPS, Dy. Commissioner of Intelligence (Security) (DCI-S), 3rd Floor, Intelligence, Gujarat State, Police Bhavan, Sector-18, Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382-009 079-23254365 9978405087 Mobile 079-23254302 Sweta.shrimali@ips.gov.in 25. Uttarakhand Shri Ajay Joshi, Superintendent of Police (Grievance Cell), Uttarakhand Police Headquarters, Dehradun. 0135-2713337 (O) 9411112720 Mobile 0135- 2712080/2713339 dg-police-ua q nic.in 26. Arunachal Pradesh Shri P.N. Khrimey, IPS, Superintendent of Police (Crime), Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. 0360-221247 (O) 9436896306 (Mobile) arpolice@rediffmail.com 27. Karnataka Sri T.G..Krishna Bhat, IPS, Dy. Inspector General of Police Intelligence, Bangalore 080-22215129/222942265 080- 22240371/22942333 digpint@ksp.gov.in 28. Uttarakhand Shri Ajay Joshi, Superintendent of Police (Grievance Cell), Uttarakhand Police Headquarters, Dehradun. 0135-2713337 (O) 9411112720 Mobile 0135- 2712080/2713339 dg-police-ua q nic.in 26. Arunachal Pradesh Shri P.N. Khrimey, IPS, Superintendent of Police (Crime), Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. 0360-221247 (O) 9436896306 (Mobile) arpolice@rediffmail.com 27. Karnataka Sri T.G..Krishna Bhat, IPS, Dy. Inspector General of Police Intelligence, Bangalore 080-22215129/222942265 080- 22240371/22942333 digpint@ksp.gov.in 28. Haryana Shri Vinod Kumar, HPS, - 0172-2587021(O) Mobile 09915017110 - - Superintendent of Police, PHQ, Haryana 29. Lakshadweep No Police Officer has been designated since there are no students of Jammu & Kashmir studying in Lakshadweep. 30. Maharashtra Shri Prabhat Kumar, Spl. Inspector General of Police (L&O) Maharashtra State, Mumbai Office - 022-22026601 Res. - 022-22845050 0982177011 Mobile 022-22023083 Ku_prabhat@hotmail.com 31. Andhra Pradesh Sri Harish Kumar Gupta, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Office of the Director General of Police, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 040-23237990 (O) 8330931554 (Mobile) 040-23237886 dograhar@gmail.com 32. West Bengal Shri Pranab Kr. Das, IPS, Special Superintendent(T), IB, West Bengal, Office of the Additional Director General & Inspector General of Police, IB, West Bengal, 13, Lord Sinha Road, Kolkata - 700071. 033-22825033 (O) 9836726287/8145600740 (Mobile) 033-22824422 13lordsinha@gmail.com 33. Puducherry Dr. V.J. Chandran IPS, SSP(C&I), Puducherry office Head Quarters, No.2, Dumas Street, Puducherry 0413-2334368(O) 9489205004 (M) 0413-2334368 (Tel.Fax) Sspci.pon@nic.in 34. Uttar Pradesh Sh. Hariram Sharma, IG(Law & Order), Police Headquarter, Lucknow (UP) 0522-2208370 (O) 9454400163 (M) igloup@nic.in 35 Karnataka Dr. Y.S. Ravi, Kumar, IPS, Superintendent of Police, I/C DIGP (INT), State Intelligence, Bengaluru 080-22215129/22942265 (O) 080- 22240371/22942333 spadminit@ksp.gov.in 4. Details like name, address, telephone numbers, email id etc. of the aforesaid Nodal Officers (in addition to the Nodal Officers as may have already been appointed by the State of Jammu and Kashmir) in respect of the subject matter indicated above, will be given wide publicity by the Ministry of Home Affairs in all the States, so that any act of assault, threat, intimidation, social boycott etc. can be brought to the attention of the Nodal Officers for prompt and timely action. 5. We have also gone through the Advisory dated 16.2.2019 of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued to the Chief Secretaries, the Directors General of Police of all the States and the Union Territories including the Commissioner of Police, Delhi. The Advisories of the kind already issued be reiterated. 5. We have also gone through the Advisory dated 16.2.2019 of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued to the Chief Secretaries, the Directors General of Police of all the States and the Union Territories including the Commissioner of Police, Delhi. The Advisories of the kind already issued be reiterated. The Chief Secretaries, the Directors General of Police of all the States and the Union Territories including the Commissioner of Police, Delhi are directed to take prompt and necessary action to prevent incidents of assault, threat, social boycott and such other egregious acts against the Kashmiris including students enrolled with the institutions in the respondent States and the Union Territories and other minorities in the wake of the terrorist attack dated 14.2.2019. 6. Matter will be heard on 27.2.2019. 7. Further orders will follow on the next date fixed.