SC Doubles Fine Imposed On The Centre For Not Responding To A PIL On J & K Minorities Commission [Read Order]

Ankur Sharma, a petitioner-in-person, sought setting up of a State Minorities Commission in Jammu and Kashmir, to identify the minorities, because he alleged that funds meant for the welfare of the minorities are being spent on non-minorities. The Centre’s and the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s failure to file counter-affidavits in the case resulted in the Supreme Court imposing costs...