He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament for two terms, firstly from 1984 to 1989 and then from 1991 to 1996 from Sonipat, Haryana.
He then received his advocate license from the Punjab and Haryana High Court in December 1966 and commenced his legal practice in 1967.
Malik political career began in Delhi University, where he served as the Supreme Counsellor in 1964.
Malik contested the Haryana Legislative Assembly election from Gohana on an Indian National Congress (INC) ticket in 1977 but lost to Independent candidate Ganga Ram Lathwal.
During his tenure, he served as a Member of the Committee on Subordinate Legislation in Lok Sabha in 1985 and was appointed Chairman of the Haryana State Congress MPs in Parliament the same year.