India, Feb. 23 -- The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday reserved its order on a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA).

Malik, president of the AAP's Jammu and Kashmir unit, was detained on September 8 last year for allegedly disturbing public order and lodged in Kathua jail. He moved the high court on September 24 seeking quashing of his detention and 5 crore compensation.

The matter was heard by Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani, who reserved the case for orders, Malik's counsel and AAP spokesperson Advocate Appu Singh Slathia said.

The court granted both sides one week to file written synopses or additional submissions, if any. Slathia said the legal proc...