![]() | BJP delaying local bodies polls in J&K as it realised it will be wiped out: Ex-CM MehboobaThe PDP chief charged that the BJP does not accept the Constitution and wants to end the democratic system of the country, and they want to start it from Jammu and Kashmir. |
![]() | Freed after four years, Mirwaiz makes Kashmir dialogue pitchThe Mirwaiz criticised the reading down of Article 370 saying it was an assault on Kashmiri identity, adding harsh and unilateral decisions of disempowerment were taken by the administration. |
![]() | Ladakh saw 'unbelievable changes' after Article 370 abrogation, claims Lt Governor BD MishraThe L-G claimed that the people of Ladakh were coming forward to set up startups, while infrastructure was being developed at a rapid speed "only due to the abrogation of Article 370." |
![]() | Awaiting the SC judgement on Article 370When the Republic and its Constitution are dynamic, how could 370 be fixed and eternal? If 370 was a temporary provision, its unchangeability seems a spurious argument |
![]() | SC reserves verdict on Article 370, says will study Lone’s allegiance to IndiaThe bench while reserving verdict said that it would analyse Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone’s affidavit swearing allegiance to the Constitution and recognising J&K as India’s integral part. |
![]() | SC asks NC leader Mohd Akbar Lone to file affidavit saying he owes allegiance to ConstitutionLone, the lead petitioner challenging the abrogation of Article 370 that accorded special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, will file the affidavit by Tuesday. |
![]() | Article 370: Kashmiri Pandit group questions credentials of petitioner NC leader Akbar Lone in SCThe group alleged that Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Lone is known as "a supporter of secessionist forces operating in J&K, who support Pakistan." |
![]() | Polls in Jammu and Kashmir can be held at any time, decision to be taken by EC: Centre to SCRestoration of complete statehood in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will take some time: Centre to SC hearing Article 370 matter. |
![]() | Full clarity on Jammu and Kashmir's statehood timeline on Aug 31: Solicitor General tells SCThe court had said although it was conscious about converting J&K into a UT “in lieu of national security”, that status could not be permanent. |
![]() | Converting a state of India into a union territoryThere is an apprehension that the government can convert any state into a Union territory and thus control that state. After Kashmir’s conversion, it is no longer an impossibility |
![]() | Article 35A snatched rights of non-residents in Jammu and Kashmir, says SCCJI DY Chandrachud also said that Article 35A also took away the power of judicial review. |
![]() | J&K govt suspends lecturer for appearing in SC's hearing on abrogation of Article 370The order states that during the period of suspension, the “delinquent officer shall remain attached in the office of Director School Education, Jammu”. |
![]() | List states that joined Union without a merger agreement, says SC at Article 370 hearing"For J&K, the Constitution decided to go for Article 370. Other states merged completely,” the bench said. |
![]() | SC: No provision in Constitution bars its applicability to J&KThe court also said, “Article 5 says that the legislative and executive powers of the State would extend to all matters except those with respect to which the Parliament has power to make laws. |
![]() | Abrogation of Article 370 hearing: Is court being asked to review government’s wisdom, asks SCThese remarks were made as senior advocate Dushyant Dave pointed out BJP’s 2019 manifesto regarding the repeal of Article 370. |
![]() | Civil servants and the breakdown of balance of powerDemocracy flounders when governments and their instruments, the civil servants, act with anger and brutality. |
![]() | Article 370: SC asks if Parliament can enact law to divide J-K into two UTs during President's Rule"Yes," Dhavan replied, adding "The president can suspend a provision of the Constitution but it has to supplement the proclamation. |
![]() | J&K’s sovereignty ceded completely to Union: Supreme CourtThe five-judge bench led by Chief Justice CJI DY Chandrachud stressed that the inclusion of J&K in Article 1 of the Constitution meant that the “transfer of sovereignty” was complete. |
![]() | Article 370 provides provision for modification: Supreme CourtThe CJI asked if there was a need for a constitutional amendment to recognise J&K’s constitution as its intrinsic part and bring the same within its fold. |
![]() | BJP leaders' remarks on Article 370 tantamount to contempt of court: Omar Abdullah"We wouldn't have gone to the Supreme Court had there been no hope. We went to the SC because we have hope. At least we haven't threatened the SC like the BJP," Abdullah told reporters here. |
