The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday refused to issue notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition against the forfeiting of 25 books in the union territory, but fixed December 4 as the date of final hearing.
Hearing the PIL plea of CPI(M) leader and Kulgam MLA M.Y. Tarigami, the Bench, comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justices Rajnesh Oswal and Shahzad Azeem, said: “Most people would not understand the issue. How would you [Mr. Tarigami] know that all the people are concerned? So, no notices will be issued,” the Bench observed.
However, the Full Bench fixed December 4 as the date of final hearing.
Advocate Vrinda Grover said she was “grateful to the court”. “I think it has taken up the matter with the significance and urgency it deserves. The court has shown its intent to hear and decide the matter finally,” counsel said.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court’s Full Bench was constituted on September 30 after the Supreme Court directed all the petitioners to approach it.
