HC lists detained AAP MLA Mehraj Malik’s petition for final consideration on Nov 20
The petition against the detention of Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was listed before Justice Rajneesh Oswal.
The petition against the detention of Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA) was listed before Justice Rajneesh Oswal.
Malik, the MLA from the Doda (East) Assembly constituency, was detained under the PSA on 8 September on the orders of the District Magistrate, Doda, under Section 8 of the J&K Public Safety Act, 1978.
Justice M A Chowdhary, while delivering the judgment, set aside the detention order which had been issued “to prevent the detinue from acting in any manner prejudicial to the security of the State.”
Taking serious note of the authorities' failure to file their response on "poor medical facilities", a division bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday expressed anguish over the non-serious approach of the Union Territories (UTs) of J&K and Ladakh regarding the issue.
The court expressed dismay over the deficiencies identified at the Gaushala in Seri Khud (Nagrota) by Court Commissioner Zia-ul-Qamar and Dr. Priyanka Malhotra, Veterinary Surgeon with JMC.
The Supreme Court had on Monday declined to entertain the plea against the Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor’s expected nomination of five members to the Assembly and asked the petitioner to approach the High Court.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday ordered an IAS officer, Shyambir, deputy commissioner of Ganderbal in Kashmir, to appear before it on Monday in a criminal contempt case initiated by the chief judicial magistrate (CJM) of the district.
The senior counsel further submitted that the aforesaid panel was directed to submit its report within weeks’ time to the Government of J&K. Nine months have passed but the enquiry report is yet to see the light of the day.
