#Article370Abrogation Archives

Political Groups, Individuals Renew Fight for Autonomy: Review Petitions Filed on Article 370

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Editor

A month after a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, several petitioners filed petitions in the Supreme Court seeking review of the December 11, 2023 historic verdict. In a unanimous verdict, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud had ruled that Article 370 of the Constitution was a temporary provision and the President had the power to abrogate the provision which…

Revoking Special Status Strained Kashmir’s Relationship with India: Omar Abdullah

December 6, 2023 Editor

“The truth is that people in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are not happy with the steps taken on August 5, 2019,” the National Conference Vice-President said. National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the BJP government has harmed the bond between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country with the abrogation of Article 370 provisions. Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement in Parliament, Mr Abdullah said the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh were not happy with the decision to revoke special status of the…

One Flag, One PM, One Constitution: Amit Shah Hails BJP’s Kashmir Achievements

December 6, 2023 Editor

There should only be one flag, one prime minister and one Constitution in India and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had made this possible, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, hailing the Centre’s decision to scrap Jammu & Kashmir’s special status four years ago There should only be one flag, one prime minister and one Constitution in India and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had made this possible, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, hailing the Centre’s decision to scrap Jammu & Kashmir’s special status four…

Supreme Court Strikes Down Article 35A, Says It Violated Fundamental Rights of Indians

August 29, 2023 Editor

Article 35A, which granted special rights to permanent residents of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir, took away a bundle of fundamental rights of the people of India, the Supreme Court observed on Monday, while hearing the matter of the abrogation of Article 370 and the restructuring of J& K into two Union territories. According to a Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Article 35A, which was added to the Constitution by a Presidential Order in 1954, denuded people of at least three fundamental…

Govt Employee’s appearance in Supreme Court Case on Article 370 Abrogation leads to Termination

August 26, 2023 Editor

A government employee in Jammu and Kashmir was suspended on Friday for appearing before the Supreme Court in an ongoing hearing on the abrogation of Article 370. The employee, Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, is a senior lecturer in political science at a government school in Srinagar. He is also an advocate and appeared in the apex court on Wednesday, arguing for the petitioners in the case. The government order suspending Bhat said that he had violated the provisions of the Jammu & Kashmir Civil Service Regulations, Jammu & Kashmir Government Employees…

SC seeks clarity on whether Constituent Assembly speeches can be used to challenge abrogation of Article 370

August 24, 2023 Editor

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed doubts that the Constituent assembly debates or a speech by one of its “weighty” members could represent a “commitment by the Dominion of India to the state of Jammu & Kashmir” regarding perpetuity of the latter’s special status under Article 370, observing that such an inference would be difficult to be accepted as a legal principle. “Can we say that a speech made by an individual member of the Constituent Assembly, howsoever weighty, represents a binding commitment of the Dominion of India to the…