The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday informed the High Court of J&K and Ladakh that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure detained MLA Mehraj Malik can vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
Appearing before Justice Rajesh Sekhri, Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi, along with senior additional advocate General Monika Kohli, submitted that the government had already dispatched the postal ballot to the competent authority to facilitate Malik’s participation in the upcoming elections scheduled for October 24, 2025.
The submission came during the hearing of an application filed by Malik, seeking permission to cast his vote and participate in the upcoming assembly session.
While the petitioners, led by senior advocate Rahul Pant and a team of lawyers, pressed for the urgent consideration of both pleas, the government’s counsel argued that the steps had already been taken to allow the jailed MLA to enable him to cast his vote.
The court, however, noted that the government’s reply to the application was not on record and directed the registry to ensure the reply filed is properly placed.
The court listed the matter for further hearing on October 27, 2025, specifically to consider the second plea regarding Malik’s physical participation in the assembly session commencing October 23.
The court also directed the government of Jammu and Kashmir to allow the jailed MP to cast his vote in accordance with the law. It is important to mention that the Jammu and Kashmir government had dispatched a postal to the district jail in Kathua, where Malik is kept under detention.
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