Srinagar, Aug 5: The session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is likely to be convened from September 21.
According to sources, the cabinet during its meeting in Srinagar yesterday has recommended to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha about convening of the Assembly session.
“The Assembly session is likely to commence from September 21,” they said.
The LG Sinha will now formally summon the House.
As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the interval between J&K Assembly’s last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session cannot exceed six months.
“The Lieutenant Governor shall, from time to time, summon the Legislative Assembly to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session, “reads sub-section(1) of section 18 of J&K Reorganization Act- 2019.
Since the last sitting of the House was held on April 4, 2026, the Assembly had to be convened by or before October 3, 2026.
The Budget session of the Assembly concluded on April 4, 2026.