Jammu, Sept. 24 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday admitted a habeas corpus petition filed by MLA Doda (East) Mehraj Malik challenging his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul directed Senior Additional Advocate General (Sr. AAG) Monika Kohli to file the government's response by or before October 14, 2025.

The petition, filed by Malik through Senior Advocate Rahul Pant assisted by Advocates S.S. Ahmed, Appu Singh Slathia, M. Zulkarnain Chowdhary, and Joginder Singh Thakur, seeks quashing of Detention Order No. 05 of 2025 dated September 8, 2025, issued by the District Magistrate, Doda under Section 8 of the J&K PSA, 1978. Notices were issued to the Principal Secretary (Hom...