Srinagar, Sep 6: Dismissing the petition filed by the Union Territory of Ladakh opposing the allotment of ‘plough’ symbol to JKNC, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party (JKNC) is entitled to the ‘plough’ symbol and imposed a cost of Rupees One Lakh on the Ladakh Administration for filing the petition.
The National Conference has hailed this Supreme Court ruling as major win for democracy in J&K.
The Supreme Court also set aside the notification issued by the Union Territory of Ladakh on August 5 for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) election in the Kargil region scheduled on September 10.
