JAMMU, Dec. 28 -- 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.

After listening to contentions of the state government on petitioner Mehraj Malik's arguments, the J&K HC deferred the matter to January 29 next year, said AAP Jammu province spokesperson advocate Appu Singh Slathia.

Malik has been jailed since September 8 under stringent PSA for allegedly disturbing law and public order in Doda district.

The habeas corpus petition of MLA Mehraj Malik was listed before Justice Mohammad Yousaf Wani of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh, she said.

When the matter was taken up for hearing, senior advocate Rahul Pant, adv...