Will Jammu and Kashmir get special status again? Hearing lasted for 16 days in Supreme Court, decision will come today
SC Article 370 Verdict: Today the Supreme Court will give its verdict on the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to remove Article 370 applicable in Jammu and Kashmir. Some petitioners opposing the removal of Article 370 argue that after 1957, Article 370 cannot be removed without the approval of the Assembly. At the same time, the Central Government has argued that there has been no constitutional rigging in this matter.
The Supreme Court will give its verdict on Monday on the petitions challenging the removal of Article 370 of the Constitution from Jammu and Kashmir. It will be clarified what the constitutional validity of the decision passed by the Central Government in the Parliament on August 5, 2019, snatching the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir.
The list of cases uploaded on the website of the Supreme Court (SC on Article 370) for December 11 (Monday) mentions the removal of Article 370 (Article 370 Verdict) from Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will give its important verdict on this matter.
Other judges on the bench include Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant. After 16 days of hearing in the Supreme Court, the arguments were completed on August 2 and the court had reserved its decision on September 5.
During the hearing, the Supreme Court presented arguments on behalf of the Central Government by Attorney General R. Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Senior Advocates Harish Salve, Rakesh Dwivedi, V. Giri and others. Whereas, Kapil Sibal, Gopal Subramaniam, Rajeev Dhawan, Zafar Shah and Dushyant Dave have argued on behalf of the petitioners. The supremos of the National Conference and PDP are also included among the petitioners.
The Supreme Court had asked during the hearing whether it is constitutional to remove Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution from Jammu and Kashmir without an elected assembly? Also asked how the provision in the Constitution (Article 370) which was described as temporary, was made permanent at the end of the tenure of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly in 1957?
At the same time, some petitioners opposing the removal of Article 370 argue that after 1957, Article 370 cannot be removed without the approval of the Assembly. At the same time, the Central Government has argued that there has been no constitutional rigging in this matter.
