Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 15: High Court today stayed Government’s notification regarding abolishing of Municipal Committee Gulmarg.
Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey stayed the notification after hearing petitioners, Abdul Majid Mahajan and others.
The petitioners pleaded that once the area was notified in accordance with the procedure prescribed under Section 4 of the Municipal Committee Act, the Government cannot de-notify it.
While staying the notification, the court also issued notice to the Government seeking its response to the petition within four weeks.
On May 19, the Government had issued a notification whereby it in exercise of the powers conferred by Section (1) of Section 9 of Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act abolished Municipal Committee Gulmarg.
“Apparently, it appears that the petitioners have de-notified the area without
following procedure. As such, prima-facie a case of grant of ad-interim relief is made out,” the court said while staying the notification.
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