Srinagar, May 5 -- Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has returned the transaction of business rules (TBR) file to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after finding it "in contravention of the Reorganisation Act 2019".

Sources said here that the file was sent to the L-G for approval in March, but was returned. The L-G has asked the elected government whether the TBR sent for approval were framed by following the necessary procedure since the same have to be in consonance with the Reorganisation Act 2019.

"The file was received back from the Raj Bhawan without approval a few days back," official sources said.

After being framed, the TBR were passed by theJammu and Kashmircabinet and then sent to the Raj Bhawan, sources added.

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