JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir high court on Thursday granted time to Congress politician Ravinder Sharma to file a rejoinder in a case regarding the nomination of five MLAs to the assembly by the lieutenant governor. A division bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Rajesh Sekhri fixed the next date of hearing for September 26.Sharma had challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act that allowed the lieutenant governor to nominate five members to the assembly beyond the sanctioned strength.Sharma submitted that the respondents had finally filed their objections, and sought time to file a rejoinder that was granted by high court.
