SC refused to order Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir
SC refused to order Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir
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New Delhi,On Friday,The Supreme Court declined to order Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, but asked Modi government's Lawyer General Ranjit Kumar to file a status report on the ground level situation in the strife-torn state by Monday.

A petition has been filed by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party which led by Bhim Singh looking for direction to the Governor to intervene under section 92 of the Jammu and Kashmir constitution which meant a rule by the Governor.

The appeal was filed after the protests and violence that have taken over the state since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani.

Petitioners of Panthers Party said the state was "under siege of the security forces and the police for the past two weeks,result in a total chaos, anarchy and disorder in the entire valley of Kashmir".

It said that Governor's rule under section 92 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir should be imposed.

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