New Delhi, July 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): Nearly four years after the abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu Kashmir, a constitution bench of the Indian Supreme Court will hear on July 11 a batch of petitions challenging the New Delhi’s move. Indian SC to hear pleas challenging Article 370 abrogation on July 11. The case will be heard by a five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. The other judges are Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant.
Over 20 petitions are pending before the Supreme Court challenging the BJP-led government’s August 5, 2019, decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution. The People’s Democratic Party, National Conference (NC) and other parties in IIOJK have opposed the scrapping of Article 370. Recently, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti requested Chief Justice of India Chandrachud for early hearing of petitions challenging the revocation of Article 370.
“The BJP revoked Article 370 unconstitutionally and illegally despite several past rulings by the Supreme Court in the cases filed by Sampat Prakash (1968), VijayalaxmiJha (2018) and Prem Nath Kaul (1959), reiterating that the Article will not be touched unless J and K constitutional assembly recommends for the same,” PTI quoted Mehbooba as saying. The Modi-led fascist Indian government repealed Kashmir’s special status on August 05, 2019 and imposed a military siege in the territory.
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