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Jay Mala | |
|---|---|
| President of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | |
| In office 31 May 2022 – 4 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Bhim Singh |
| Succeeded by | Harsh Dev Singh |
| President of Indian Students Congress | |
| In office 1979–2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 August 1958 Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 26 April 2023 (aged 64) Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Political party | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (1982–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (1975–1982) |
| Spouse | Bhim Singh |
| Relations | Hindu Shahis Goud Saraswat Brahmins Harsh Dev Singh (Nephew-in-law) Balwant Singh Mankotia (Nephew-in-Law) |
| Children | Ankit Love |
| Education | University of Delhi |
Jay Mala (22 August 1958 – 26 April 2023) was an Indian journalist, politician, advocate and social activist.[1] She was a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India, who filed over 600 cases and won each one,[2] including a 1985 landmark case where she sued the State of Jammu and Kashmir changing tort law in India.[3][4] Mala was co-founder of the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) in 1982.[5] On 7 May 2022 she became Chairperson of the Panthers Party Working Committee,[6] and was de facto president of Panthers Party from 31 May 2022 to 4 April 2023.
During the period of insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, she was one of only seven female candidates, out of a total 512 candidates in the 1983 Jammu and Kashmir general election.
Mala was President of the Indian Student Congress in 1979.[7] From 2017 she worked as a contributing editor for National Herald,[8] a newspaper founded by the first Prime Minister of India.
- ^ "Bhim terms ongoing elections battle of Mahabharat" (PDF). Daily Excelsior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
Jay Mala, a senior Supreme Court Advocate and a social activist, also addressed a rally in Chenani Assembly constituency.
- ^ "Advocate Jay Mala Shuts Down Reporter Who Introduced Her Using Husband's Name". News18. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Bhim Singh, Mla vs State Of J & K And Ors". Indian Kanoon. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
He was taken away by the police. As it was not known where he had been taken away and as the efforts to trace him proved futile, his wife Smt. Jayamala, acting on his behalf, filed the present application for the issue of a writ to direct the respondents to produce Shri Bhim Singh before the court, to declare his detention illegal and to set him at liberty.
- ^ Subramanium, Giriraj. "A Jurisprudential Analysis—Bhim Singh v. State of Jammu & Kashmir". Supreme Court Cases. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ "Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) – Party History, Symbol, Founders, Election Results and News". elections.in. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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- ^ "Mala Jay". nationalheraldindia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.