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SC asks Centre, J&K to decide on Muslim minority status

The court asked them to file a proposal on the issue within four weeks

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
The Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government were on Monday asked by the Supreme Court to “sit together” and find a solution to “contentious” issues including whether over 68 per cent Muslims in the state can be regarded as minority and avail benefits under the category.

“This is a very, very important issue. You both (the Centre and state government) sit together and try to find a solution to the contentious issue,” a bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul said.

The court asked them to file a proposal on the issue within