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CHANDER SHEKHAR TRIBUNAL

April 2, 2019

The Union Government has set up a tribunal to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeL) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction.

About: 

  • Chairperson: The tribunal will be headed by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court.  

  • Under which act? The decision to constitute a tribunal has been taken by the Ministry exercising the powers conferred under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. 

  • Background: Both the organisations – the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeL) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction – were declared as unlawful associations by the centre.  

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