The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will assess the validity of a petition challenging the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Schedule Tribes Amendment Act, 2024, which grants 10% reservation to ‘Pahari speaking people’ and four other tribes.
The matter was orally mentioned before Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (March 5th), who directed that the papers be placed before the CJI for appropriate listing. The Calcutta HC today issued an order transferring the investigation of an assault on ED officials in Sandeshkhali from the WB Police to the CBI. Additionally, the court directed that the custody of TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh, apprehended by the WB police, be transferred to the central agency.