Srinagar, April 21 -- Sources said that the panel's report would be presented before the cabinet for a final decision. "The report is being put up for the cabinet decision after getting approval from the concerned ministers," they said, adding that the implementation of the panel's findings is expected to be swift once approved.

The three-member panel headed by Justice (Retd.) Janak Raj Kotwal and including Raj Kumar Baghat (retired IAS officer) and Prof. (Dr.) Mohinder Singh Badwal (former dean, SKUAST, Jammu), submitted its report to Chief Secretary Atul Dulloo on February 27.

The cabinet decision on the report holds significant importance as it could pave the way for the long-awaited local bodies elections in the Union Territory. The...