Srinagar: Prof. Saifuddin Soz, former Union Minister, on Saturday said that any change in the J&K Domicile Laws at this stage was fraught with dangers and should be left to be decided by the future elected government in J&K.
“The Jammu and Kashmir State’s Domicile Laws were conceived in Maharaja Pratap Singh’s time, but, these laws were framed later in Maharaja Hari Singh’s time. The Democratic Administration embodied the Domicile Laws in the States Constituent Assembly restricting the Rights of Ownership of Land and Rights of Employment in the J&K State Services to the State Subjects i.e. Permanent Resident of Jammu and Kashmir State,” he said in a statement
“These laws were then safeguarded through the now abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution of India! At present, the entire matter is before the Supreme Court of India for adjudication.
This important and delicate matter should be left for the future Elected government in the State, “ he said, adding, “In the meantime, no change should be effected in the Domicile Laws which protect the Rights of Permanent Residents of J&K State, who are entitled to Employment in the J&K State Government Services and Ownership of Land etc.”
