SRINAGAR, Sept. 20 -- Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to repeal the 8thstandard pass clause in the State Marriage Assistance Scheme.

The announcement will be made anytime soon. The clause has been reviewed by the top officers, who have given their consent to repeal the clause.

"We have completed all the formalities for rolling back this clause. The government will make the announcement anytime soon," a top officer privy to the developments told The Kashmir Monitor.

The decision comes two months after the Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh High Court asked the Union Territory administration to re-examine the education clause in the State Marriage Assistance Scheme (SMAS).

A division bench of Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnes...