The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Ministry of Minorities Affairs as to why various posts at the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) are lying vacant and directed it to submit a status report. Justice Prathiba M. Singh was hearing a .
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New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to explain why six out of seven posts at the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) are lying vacant since October 2020.
Why most posts in minorities commission lying vacant, HC asks Centre
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The court said the ministry has to explain why six out of the seven posts in the commission were vacant, saying there cannot be so many vacancies .
The petition, by Abhay Ratan Bauddh, has said that only the post of Vice Chairman of the commission was functional since October 2020.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Centre to explain why as many as six out of seven posts at the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) are lying vacant since October last year. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Ministry of Minorities Affairs to file a status report in 10 days in response to a plea for filling up the vacancies.
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February 5, 2021
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