Supreme Court seeks J&K admin’s explanation for suspending lecturer who appeared in Article 370 case

Supreme Court seeks J&K admin's explanation for suspending lecturer who appeared in Article 370 case

The Supreme Court on Monday urged Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) lieutenant governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha to review the suspension of a lecturer, who argued against the move to nullify Article 370 before a Constitution bench, saying the proximity between his suspension and his appearance before the top court makes the development “suspect”. The five-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, asked attorney-general (A-G) R Venkataramani and solicitor-general Tushar Mehta to speak to the L-G and ascertain the reasons behind the suspension of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, a…

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