The Supreme Court today directed the chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Mohammad Iqbal Khandey to file a detailed affidavit on the communal clashes in Kishtwar district and subsequent steps taken by the state government to control the situation.
The apex court directed the chief secretary to file the affidavit by August 21 on a PIL seeking direction to the government to provide safe passage to the pilgrims stranded there due to curfew in Kishtwar to enable them to return home.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said the state government is taking action and it cannot be said that it is sitting mum.
It said that the court cannot control the administration and that they are the right persons to deal with the situation and it would pass any order only after going through the affidavit.
There were communal clashes in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtawar district on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, left two persons dead and several others injured.
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