Five-judge constitution bench headed by CJI Chandrachud wanted to know how provision could be revoked in the absence of a constituent assembly Is there no mechanism to abrogate Article 370 even when the people of Jammu and Kashmir want it, the Supreme Court asked on Thursday and wondered if the now repealed provision can’t be touched will it not amount to creating a “new category” beyond the basic structure of the Constitution. Hearing for the second day a clutch of petitions challenging the Centre’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370…
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