The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday heard arguments on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, challenging the continued detention of undertrial prisoners from Jammu and Kashmir in jails outside the Union territory.

The matter came up before a division bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal.

The court heard submissions on whether lodging undertrials from J&K in distant prisons violates their constitutional rights, particularly their ability to access legal assistance and maintain family contact.

Mehbooba’s counsel, advocate Aditya Gupta, said that issues earlier flagged by the court during the November 3 hearing had been addressed.

“Some questions raised by the court during the last h

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