Sections 15, 15A and 15B of the J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019 authorise the LG to nominate five members to the assembly, potentially altering the elected body’s composition As Jammu and Kashmir moves closer to forming a new government under chief minister-designate Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC), the Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a petition challenging the lieutenant governor’s (LG’s) authority to nominate five members to the J&K legislative assembly. “They may nominate, may not nominate… we don’t know. Go to the high court. Not everything has…
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