**Summary:**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs on October 31, 2019, announces the appointment of Shri Girish Chandra Murmu as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Shri Murmu will hold the designation of Lieutenant Governor, effective October 31, 2019, until further orders. The appointment is made by the President of India, exercising powers conferred by clause 1 of Article 239 of the Constitution of India. The notification is referenced as F. No. 12011/62/2019-L. Sunil Kumar, Under Secretary, is listed in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Constitution of India: The supreme law of India, which Article 239 empowers the President to appoint administrators for Union Territories.
President of India: The Head of State of India, who, according to the notification, exercises powers conferred by the Constitution to appoint the Administrator of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The Indian government ministry that issued the notification through the Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs.
Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs: A department under the Ministry of Home Affairs responsible for matters related to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Jammu and Kashmir: A Union Territory in India, for which an Administrator (Lieutenant Governor) is being appointed.
Girish Chandra Murmu: The individual appointed as the Administrator (Lieutenant Governor) of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir: A Union Territory in India.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
jftLVªh laö Mhö ,yö&33004@99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
vlk/kj.k
EXTRAORDINARY
Hkkx I—[k.M 2
PART I—Section 2
izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
la- 19] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] vDrwcj 31] 2019@dkfrZd 9] 1941
No. 19] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019/KARTIKA 9, 1941
गगगगहहृृहहृृ मममम(cid:7)(cid:7)ंं(cid:7)(cid:7)ंं ााााललललयययय
((((जजजज(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)(cid:2)मम मम ूू,,ूू,, कककक(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)मम म म ीीीीरररर औऔऔऔरररर लललल(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:11)(cid:11)ााााखखखख ििििववववभभभभाााागगगग))))
अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:4)द(cid:6) ली, 31 अ(cid:10) तूबर, 2019
फफफफाााा.... सससस...ंं.ंं 11112222000011111111////11116666////2222000011119999----एएएएलललल....—रा(cid:15) (cid:16)पित, भारत के संिवधान के अन(cid:18)ु छेद 239 के खंड (1) (cid:21)ारा उ(cid:23) ह (cid:25) (cid:26)द(cid:27) त
शि(cid:30)य का (cid:26)योग करते #ए, %ी िगरीश चं( ममु ू* को 31 अ(cid:10) तूबर, 2019 से अगल े आदशे तक उप-रा, यपाल के पदनाम के
साथ ज.म ू-क0म ीर सघं रा,य 12े का (cid:26)शासक िनयु(cid:10) त करत ेह।4
सुनील कुमार, अवर सिचव
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 31st October, 2019
F. No. 12011/16/2019-L.— In exercise of the powers conferred on him by clause (1) of Article 239 of
the Constitution of India, the President of India is pleased to appoint Shri Girish Chandra Murmu as the
Administrator of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with the designation of Lieutenant Governor with
effect from 31st October, 2019, until further orders.
SUNIL KUMAR, Under Secy.
5679 GI/2019
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.