Jammu, Aug 11: Petitioner in the MLA nomination case, Advocate and Senior Congress leader Ravinder Sharma, said he will file a rejoinder to the reply submitted by the Government of India before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court fixes the date for the final hearing.
The matter is listed for August 14, when the prayer for fixing the date of the final hearing will be made and decided in open court. Senior Supreme Court Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi is representing the petitioner in the case.
Speaking to the media, Sharma said that the Government of India’s reply was filed at the eleventh hourafter several extensions and that the petitioner now has the right to respond.
“We shall examine the reply with our senior lawyers and then seek time to file a rejoinder before the court on the date fixed for the final hearing,” said Sharma, who is also a former MLC and the Chief Spokesperson of the Congress party.
