July 1, 2019 1:49 PM

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SC dismisses PIL to earmark Pak-occupied areas of J&K and Gilgit as LS seats

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to earmark and declare Pakistan-occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit as parliamentary seats. <br />''<br />''A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also imposed a fine of Rs 50000 on former RAW official Ram Kumar Yadav for filing the petition, and termed it legally untenable.<br />''<br />''The plea said as many as 24 Assembly seats have been carved out by the government from Pakistan-occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit as these territories are Indian territories which are under the occupation of Pakistan.<br />''<br />''The petition said on the lines of Assembly seats, the Central government be directed to earmark two Lok Sabha seats in Pakistan-occupied areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit.</span><br />

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