Srinagar, Sept. 10 -- Amid questions from different quarters over the status of the cabinet sub- committee's report on reservation, the J&K government has dismissed an appeal filed against the order passed by the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) to deny information about it.

The First Appellate Authority of the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has upheld the order passed by the CPIO, citing Supreme Court and High Court judgements and order passed by the Central Information Commission.

The information seeker Sheikh Mohammed Imran, Peoples Conference leader, had contested the denial of information by Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

The CPIO, on August 5, 2024, had denied the information,...