SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Friday directed the state government to file its response on the petition filed by Kashmiri journalist Gowhar Geelani seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Justice Ali Muhammad Magrey , through a video conference, directed the J&K government to file its response to the petition before the next date of hearing on May 20.J&K police had registered the case against Geelani on the complaint of three persons who alleged that they were “exposed to threat on their lives” by the journalist’s posts on Facebook Geelani’s counsel Salih Pirzada submitted that the cyber police station had no jurisdiction to register and investigate offences under the UAPA. He also submitted that the FIR does not disclose the commission of offence under Sections 505 of IPC and Section 13 of UAPA. “The information forming basis for registration of FIR for commission of offence under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, does not meet the requirement of the definitions made in Section 3 of the Act of 1967,” the counsel said.J&K additional advocate general, BA Dar submitted that after registration of FIR, the government had transferred the case to the Sadder police station for investigation. Taking cognizance of this, the court said, “Therefore, the jurisdiction aspect of the matter is not available to the petitioner to seek quashment of FIR, which otherwise also, cannot be a ground for quashment of FIR.”The AAG also submitted that he could not meet all the grounds raised by the petitioner due to non-availability of the petition.