Mufti Praises Dadri Verdict, J&K Court Rebukes Her Political Motives

• Mehbooba Mufti lauded a UP fast-track court for rejecting the state's plea to close the 2015 Dadri lynching case.
• Her praise is seen as an indirect swipe at the J&K High Court, which recently rebuked her for 'misusing courts to meet her political ends'.
• The J&K court dismissed Mufti's PIL seeking transfer of Kashmiri undertrials, chastising her for dragging the judiciary into 'partisan' political agendas.
• The Surajpur court rejected the Uttar Pradesh government’s plea to withdraw prosecution against 14 accused in the Mohammad Akhlaq lynching case.
• Mufti praised the Surajpur court for 'standing up to power' amid 'growing politicisation' of institutions.

Why It Matters: Mehbooba Mufti's praise for the Dadri verdict is seen as a retort to the J&K High Court's recent criticism.