J&K court orders release of AAP MLA after 8 months of jail, says ‘PSA appears an unjustified exercise’
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that the detention of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Mehraj Din Malik, who was arrested for "inappropriate remarks" against a district commissioner, was unjustified. The court deemed the invocation of the Public Safety Act as a shortcut to bypass ordinary criminal law and ordered his release from jail. The ruling was welcomed by several political parties in the region, including the J&K Apni Party and the J&K Awami Ittehad Party.
27 APR 2026
· THIS STORY — The Hindu
J&K court orders release of AAP MLA after 8 months of jail, says ‘PSA appears an unjustified exercise’
3 MAY 2026
— The Hindu
The Doda District Magistrate imposed a two-month ban on assemblies in response to the High Court's ruling to quash the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik.
— The Hindu
The Doda District Magistrate issued a two-month ban on assemblies in response to the High Court's ruling to quash the detention of AAP legislator Mehraj Malik.
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