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public safety act

HC reserves order on AAP MLA Mehraj Malik’s PSA detention

Malik was detained on September 8 last year by the Doda district magistrate under Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978, for allegedly disturbing public order. (File)
Published on Feb 23, 2026 06:11 pm IST

HC defers hearing in MLA Mehraj Malik’s case to Jan 29

The Jammu and Kashmir high court on Saturday heard the state government on detention of AAP MLA from Doda East Mehraj Malik and deferred the case to January 29 next year. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
Published on Dec 28, 2025 06:14 am IST

AAP MLA Malik’s legal team wraps up arguments, HC lists matter for Dec 27

Following the closure of arguments by the legal team of jailed AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, the Jammu and Kashmir high court on Thursday listed the case for December 27 when the state has to present its contentions. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)
Published on Dec 19, 2025 08:08 am IST

CPI(M) leader objects to handcuffing of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik, seeks apology

CPI(M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has termed the Public Safety Act a draconian law and demanded an apology for parading AAP legislator Mehraj Malik in handcuffs at a hospital in Kathua on Thursday. (HT file photo)
Published on Dec 12, 2025 03:10 pm IST

HC to hear AAP MLA Mehraj Malik’s plea seeking release on Dec 18

Three months on AAP MLA from Doda East, Mehraj Malik, who remains jailed in Kathua jail, has conveyed that he has “immense faith in the judiciary but not in the government”. (Shutterstock/ Representational image)
Published on Dec 11, 2025 07:30 am IST