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jammu and kashmir high cA division bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court here Friday stayed a single judge order asking the Jammu and Kashmir government to hoist the state flag on all its buildings and flagpoles of vehicles carrying constitutional authorities.

Calling the record of the writ petition filed before the high court’s single bench and issuing a notice returnable within four weeks to both the Chief Secretary and the petitioner, a division bench comprising Justice B L Bhat and Justice Tashi Rabstan stayed the operation of the judgment. This followed an appeal by retired Inspector General of Police and BJP’s national secretary Farooq Khan, who said the national flag is supreme and cannot be held on par with the state flag.

Farooq Khan’s appeal had challenged Justice Hasnain Masoodi’s December 27 judgment in which the judge, while disposing of a writ petition filed by one Abdul Qasoom Khan, had directed the state government to hoist the state flag on all official buildings and flagpoles of all official cars carrying constitutional authorities.

Petitioner Qasoom Khan had complained that the state flag was not being hoisted on official buildings and cars despite issuance of a circular. Describing non-adherence to the government instructions by some constitutional authorities in the matter as “contempt of the flag and breach of law”, the petitioner had sought the high court’s intervention.

The state government’s circular dated March 12 last, directing hoisting of the state flag alongside the Tricolor was, however, withdrawn following protests by the BJP, who has always insisted on “Ek Nishan, Ek Vidhan and Ek Pradhan” (One Constitution, One Flag and One Soverign Head).

Appearing for Farooq Khan, senior advocate Sunil Sethi pointed out that the issue ourt oderred flag fly only indian flag