Buddhists are main minority in Kargil: Plea before J&K High Court against Ladakh LG nomination of Muslim to Hill Council

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday issued notice to the Union Territory of Ladakh on a plea filed by five councillors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) at Kargil challenging Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta's decision to nominate a Muslim to a seat reserved for the ''principal religious minority''of Kargil district [Mohd Jaffer Akhoon and Ors. V/s Union Territory of Ladakh].