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New Delhi, Oct 25: PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has filed a petition in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court seeking the immediate transfer of undertrial prisoners from jails outside the union territory to facilities within Jammu and Kashmir.

The petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, urges the court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the union government, the J&K Home Department, and the Director General of Police to repatriate all such prisoners unless authorities provide case-specific, written reasons demonstrating compelling necessity. The plea also calls for quarterly judicial review of any exceptions.

Following the revocation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019, Mehbooba Mufti stated

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