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In yet another major announcement it is learnt that Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution bench says hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the abrogation from of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir will start from August 2.
CJI DY Chandrachud said – we can list the pleas against the abrogation of Article 370 on August 2.
As per ANI report, IAS officer Shah Faesal and activist Shehla Rashid don’t want to pursue their pleas against abrogation of Article 370 and seek to delete their names from court records, court allows their request to delete their names as petitioners.
Earlier, Centre defended its move to scrap article 370 saying it has “resulted into bringing the people of the region into the mainstream and thereby inevitably frustrating the sinister design of secessionist and anti-national forces,” the Centre said. “The historical step has brought unprecedented development, progress, security and stability to the region, which was often missing during the old Article 370 regime…the same has been possible due to the policy of the Union of India of ensuring peace, prosperity and progress in the region,” the counter affidavit said. Life has returned to normalcy in the region after three decades of turmoil,” the Centre added.
#WATCH | “…The hearing on Article 370 is beginning. We hope that the hearing ends soon and Supreme Court’s decision comes before us soon,” says National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on the hearing in Supreme Court on abrogation of Article 370 to begin from August 2 pic.twitter.com/k6hhsIXOuz
— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2023
Omar Abdullah former J&K Chief Minister , National Conference Vice – President, while reacting to SC move quoted by ANI said , .The hearing on Article 370 is beginning. We hope that the hearing ends soon and Supreme Court’s decision comes before us soon. ”
Earlier Omar had tweeted
These are definitely political arguments the BJP/Union Govt can make to sell their decision to the voter but they are not legal arguments. The entire case in the SC is about the illegality & unconstitutionality of what was done on 5th Aug 2019, not whether the Govt has a strong… https://t.co/NvLsKPmtEq
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 10, 2023
PDP president and former J& Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti too had her reaction on SC hearing pleas on Article 370
The Centre’s defence lacks logic to back it’s decision of the illegal & unconstitutional abrogation of Article 370. Brute majority was used to subvert the Indian constitution that extended guarantees to the people of J&K & GOI also violated earlier rulings of Hon’ble SC which… https://t.co/DbSO1fracm
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 10, 2023
