SC considers Govt's response on setting up of minority committee in J&K
12 March 2018 4:46 PM GMT
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday took note of the Centre's response that the J&K government has indicated that it would consider setting up of a state minority commission and disposed of a PIL alleging that the benefits accruing to minorities there were being taken away by majority Muslim community.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud considered the submissions of Attorney General KK Venugopal that the state government will consider and examine the need and feasibility of setting up of the state minority commission.
Venugopal read out the re-drawn minutes forwarded by the Office Memorandum (OM) of February 23, issued by the central government after the meeting held on January 12 between it and other stake holder states including the Jammu and Kashmir.
"The state government of J&K has, in principle, given indication that (it) will consider and examine the need and feasibility of setting up of a state minority commission at the relevant point of time as and when need arises based upon the critical study of the social and educational backwardness of the minorities spread across various regions of the state," the memorandum said.
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