Srinagar, Sep 30: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will constitute a Special Bench of three judges to hear a petition challenging a government notification that declared 25 books on Kashmir’s political and social history as “forfeited” under Section 98 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

The Chief Justice Arun Palli indicated that orders would be passed shortly for constituting the Special Bench of 3 Judges required to hear such applications under the statute.

Advocate Vrinda Grover, mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice on Tuesday and submitted that the petitioners were approaching under Section 99(1) BNSS seeking to set aside the above Government Notification.

The notification, published in the official Gazette, declared the 25 listed books as forfeited for

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