Jammu, Feb. 23 -- The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh high court on Monday reserved its order on a habeas corpus petition filed by Doda East Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Mehraj Malik challenging his detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

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. At present, he is lodged in the Kathua jail.

The petition seeks to quash the detention order and Rs.5-crore compensation for his "illegal incarceration".

Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani heard arguments from state counsels Sunil Sethi and Monica Kohli, as well as Malik's legal team. After the arguments concluded, the court reserved the matter...