The story so far: On March 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) released the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adjustment of State Laws) Order, 2020 by releasing a gazette notification. Through the order, the MHA changed 109 laws and rescinded 29 laws of the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. The MHA changed a 2010 legislation, the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment Act), by replacing the term “long-term citizens” with “residences of UT [Union Territory] of J&K.”
What did the 2010 Act say?
The 2010 Act related to employment in the Civil Services making up “district, divisional and State” cadre posts. Earlier, only irreversible citizens of J&K were eligible to apply for gazetted and non-gazetted posts. The domicile guidelines as specified under the amended order will figure out recruitment to all federal government posts in J&K from now on.
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On May 20, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered ex-post facto approval to the order. On August 5, 2019, Parliament had actually watered down Article 370 of the Constitution, withdrawed the special status of J&K and had bifurcated the State into two Union Territories– of J&K and Ladakh, the latter without a Legal Assembly. The two revoked arrangements of the Constitution let the J&K Legislature choose the “irreversible citizens”, restricting a non-J & K local from purchasing residential or commercial property there and making sure job booking for its locals.
What are the highlights of the brand-new policy?
The March 31 order offered protection to domiciles