Indian Supreme Court to hear special status case for Kashmir starting August 2
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court of India will begin hearing petitions challenging the revocation of special status for Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir from the second of August.
The Indian government had revoked this constitutional special status and divided the state into two centrally administered areas four years ago.
The Constitution Bench, presided over by Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, said that daily hearing of the petitions will be held from second of August.
The court directed all parties to submit their documents, compilations and briefs by 27th of July.
In related news, the Indian government filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court a day earlier defending its decision to revoke constitutional status.
It said the move had brought “unprecedented development, progress, security and stability to the region.”
On Aug. 5, 2019, New Delhi repealed Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which gave Jammu and Kashmir the right to its own constitution, its own flag and a bicameral legislature with the power to make its own laws.
The government also deleted Article 35A, which gave Jammu and Kashmir the right to determine its own citizenship.
The abolition of this article paved the way for Indian citizens to settle in the Muslim-majority region.
This has led to fears of demographic changes in the region.
In response to the government’s decision, several individuals, groups and political parties have filed nearly 20 petitions with the Supreme Court.
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