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Centre to Issue Statement on J&K Statehood Question in Supreme Court on Thursday

August 29, 2023 Editor

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…

Supreme Court Hearing on Article 370: Centre says Statehood of J&K will be Restored

August 29, 2023 Editor

As SG appeared to be critical of previous governments, CJI told him that he was representing Government of India and in constitutional theory, Government of India was a perpetual entity Maintaining that the current status Jammu and Kashmir as a Union Territory was temporary, the Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that its statehood will be restored. “It’s necessary that for some time it (J&K) remains under the Union as a Union Territory. The Hon’ble Home Minister has said in the House that this is a temporary measure. Ultimately,…

“Statehood, Article 370, 35-A must be restored”, Yashwant Sinha backs Gupkar Declaration

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Editor

Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Yashwant Sinha on Monday said that Jammu and Kashmir must get the statehood again and Article 370 and 35-A that were scrapped on August 5 last year, should be brought back. In his twitter post, the former union minister, who is also the member of the Concerned Group of Citizens (CGC), welcomed the resolve of the local political parties here in Jammu and Kashmir to insist on the restoration of the status quo ante. He stated that he stands with the people of Jammu…