Whoever announces a direct action in the form of strikes, demonstrations, or other public forms of protests, which result in damage to public as well as private property can be punished with imprisonment for a period of two to five years and can be imposed a fine equivalent to the market value of the property damaged or destroyed. This has been made possible by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Property (Prevention of Damage) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, which was promulgated by Governor NN Vohra today. The new Ordinance amends the existing…
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