The Supreme Court, hearing a batch of petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, asked the central government to give a timeframe on the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir. The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a timeframe from the Centre to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir, currently bifurcated into two Union Territories (UTs), and a roadmap for this progression. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, which granted special powers…
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