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Article 370 Verdict: SC upholds govt's decision to scrap J&K's special status, PM Modi calls it ‘historic’
India’s top court upheld government decision to scrap the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
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The Supreme Court's five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, has upheld the 2019 decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Furthermore, the court has directed the election commission to organize local polls in the region by September next year. (ANI)
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Supreme Court Justice Sanjiv Khanna speaks during the judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories in New Delhi.(ANI)
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On Monday, the Supreme Court upheld the government's decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The court further emphasized the importance of taking steps to conduct elections in the assembly by September 30 next year. (ANI)
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“We have held that the state of Jammu and Kashmir did not retain an element of sovereignty,” when it joined India, Chandrachud said in court. The law guaranteeing the region’s special status was only “temporary” in nature, he added. (ANI)
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Security personnel deployed to maintain law and order ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370 in Srinagar.(ANI)
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Police personnel conduct checks after security tightened to maintain law and order ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on Article 370 in Srinagar.(ANI)
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The court ruling serves as a significant boost for Prime Minister Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the lead-up to the upcoming national elections scheduled for next year. (ANI)
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In August 2019, Jammu and Kashmir, India's sole Muslim-majority state, witnessed the revocation of its special status under Article 370 of the constitution. This move occurred shortly after Prime Minister Modi's party secured a landslide victory in elections, and Modi fulfilled a crucial election promise. (ANI)
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Members of Rashtriya Bajrang Dal after the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution in Jammu.(PTI)
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