Any change in J&K Domicile Laws at this Stage is fraught with angers! Soz

By Kashmir Age Online On Apr 5, 2020

Srinagar (PR): Senior Congress leader and former union minster professor Saif Ud din Soz on Saturday said “The Jammu and Kashmir State’s Domicile Laws were conceived in Maharaja Pratap Singh’s time, but, these laws were framed later in Maharaja Hari Singh’s time.

A statement issued to KNS reads, the Democratic Administration embodied the Domicile Laws in the States Constituent Assembly restricting the Rights of Ownership of Land and Rights of Employment in the J&K State Services to the State Subjects i.e. Permanent Resident of Jammu and Kashmir State.
These laws were then safeguarded through the now abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution of India!
At present, the entire matter is before the Supreme Court of India for adjudication.
This important and delicate matter should be left for the future Elected Govt. in the State.
In the meantime, no change should be effected in the Domicile Laws which protect the Rights of Permanent Residents of J&K State, who are entitled to Employment in the J&K State Govt. Services and Ownership of Land etc.”(KNS)