Emergence of two Union Territories

02/11/2019

The President's rule imposed in undivided Jammu and Kashmir has been revoked following emergence of the two Union Territories, but the Central rule will continue for an indefinite period through the Lieutenant Governor of the UT of J&K. Soon after taking oath as first Lieutenant Governors of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh UTs, Murmu and Mathur immediately got into the act and met top officials of the administration in Srinagar and Leh respectively and reviewed situation, developmental works and other aspects of their UTs. As the two new Union Territories came into existence with Girish Chandra Murmu and RK Mathur assuming charge as the Lieutenant Governors of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh UTs in Srinagar and Leh respectively even as the Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced that UT of J&K will have its own Goods and Services Tax (GST) while UT of Ladakh will be governed by the Union Territory GST Act.
A gazette notification approved by President Ram NathKovind said the Judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir of the erstwhile State of J&K holding office will become Judges of the common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh and all the provisions of the Constitution of India including provisions relating to appointment of Judges of the High Court will be applicable to the Judges of the common High Court. Those Central Laws, Ordinance and Rules which are applicable to the whole of India except the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir, will also be made applicable to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The Legislative Council has been abolished, the reference to the State Legislature shall be construed as the Legislative Assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Centre has granted 90-seat Assembly to Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory while the UT of Ladakh hasn't been granted the Assembly but its two districts of Leh and Kargil will continue to have Autonomous Hill Develop-ment Councils. The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and the Ranbir Penal Code have ceased to exist, when the nation celebrates 'National Unity Day' to mark the birth anniversary of the country's first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who is credited with the merger of over 560 States into the Union of India.

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