The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 notes

 

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019

• Parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019.
• The Bill reorganises the state of Jammu and Kashmir into:
  • The Union Territory of Ladakh without a legislature.
    • The Union Territory of Ladakh will comprise Kargil and Leh districts, and
  • The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with a legislature.
    • The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will comprise the remaining territories of the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Key Features:

• Lieutenant Governor: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him known as the Lieutenant Governor.
  • The Union Territory of Ladakh will be administered by the President, through a Lieutenant Governor appointed by him.
• The Bill provides for a Legislative Assembly for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The total number of seats in the Assembly will be 107. Of these, 24 seats will remain vacant on account of certain areas of Jammu and Kashmir being under the occupation of Pakistan.
  • The Assembly may make laws for any part of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir related to:
    • Any matters specified in the State List of the Constitution, except “Police” and “Public Order”, and
    • Any matter in the Concurrent List is applicable to Union Territories.
  • Further, Parliament will have the power to make laws on any matter for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The extent of laws: The Schedule lists 106 central laws that will be made applicable to Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on a date notified by the central government.
  • These include the Aadhaar Act, 2016, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the Right to Education Act, 2009.
  • Further, it repeals 153 state laws of Jammu and Kashmir. In addition, 166 state laws will remain in force, and seven laws will be applicable with amendments.
  • These amendments include lifting of prohibitions on a lease of land to persons who are not permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

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