Jammu, Aug. 15 -- The Jammu and Kashmir high court on Thursday granted time to petitioner Ravinder Sharma, J&K Congress spokesperson, to file a rejoinder in the MLA nomination case and fixed its next hearing on September 26.

"In the significant case regarding the nomination of five MLAs to J&K assembly , the HC on Thursday fixed September 26 as next date for hearing while allowing the petitioner and others to file rejoinder if any, before the court adjudicated the matter," said Sharma in a statement issued here.

A division bench comprising justice Sanjeev Kumar and justice Rajesh Sekhri on Thursday accepted Sharma's plea and allowed him and others to file rejoinder before the next date of hearing.

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