| Contempt in PIL seeking directions to Railway regarding announcement in Dogri , Kashmiri | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 24: In a contempt petition filed by BR Manhas in PIL regarding discrimination being meted out to the both languages of State of J&K Dogri & Kashmiri whereas announcements at Railway Stations in regional languages besides in Hindi & English is being made by the Indian Railways. In the PIL it has been submitted that in the states of Bengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Orissa, the same is not being done in the state of J&K where the announcements at Railway stations is being done only in Hindi and English and not in Dogri and Kashmiri in which Earlier Division Bench disposed of the PIL with the directed to respondents to comply with the provisions of law strictly to do the needful as per law.
Today Division Bench of J&K High Court Comprising Justice Virender Singh and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur after hearing Adv BR Manhas appearing PIL whereas PS Chandel appearing for the Union of india, grants two weeks time to file affidavit apprising court that
all what is required to be consider in the instant petition for compliance of earlier order with regard to displaying boards at all athe railway stations falling in Jammu & Kashmir. |
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