Jammu, Oct. 13 -- The Union ministry of home affairs has sought more time from J&K and Ladakh high court (HC) to take a final call on granting sanction for prosecution of senior IAS officers, allegedly involved in the multi-crore arms licence scam in Jammu and Kashmir.

In a fresh affidavit filed on October 7 before the HC in a public interest litigation (PIL) titled Sheikh Mohammad Shafi and Another vs Union of India, the MHA stated that it has been awaiting certain clarifications from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the J&K administration before arriving at a final decision.

A huge arms licence scam allegedly involving deputy magistrates was unearthed by ATS Rajasthan in 2017. It was being probed by the J&K Police before ...