NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has dismissed the petitions seeking review of its judgment upholding the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution, LiveLaw reported. A 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and AS Bopanna dismissed […]
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Review petitions filed against Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370
SRINAGAR — Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its judgment, which upheld the validity of the Union government’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Doctor Hussain, president of the J&K People’s Movement, and Muzaffar Shah, president of […]
CJI refuses to respond to criticism over judgements on scrapping Article 370, same-sex marriage
NEW DELHI — Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday refused to fuel any further the controversy over the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying tersely the judges decide a case “according to the […]
Sad but not unexpected: Mirwaiz on SC verdict on Article 370
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the Supreme Court’s verdict on abrogation of Article 370 was ”sad but not unexpected”. The top court unanimously upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 and directed restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir ”at the earliest” and set a September 30, 2024 […]
SC’s Article 370 verdict disturbing, sent wave of despair among J&K, Ladakh people: Tarigami
SRINAGAR — CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami Monday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Article 370 case “disturbing”, saying it has sent a wave of despair among the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. He also said the verdict would adversely affect the federal structure of the country. The senior CPI(M) leader’s reaction […]
SC verdict on Article 370 disappointing, says Sajad Lone
SRINAGAR — The Supreme Court verdict on the pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution is “disappointing” and justice has yet again “eluded” the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference (PC) chief Sajad Lone said on Monday. “The Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 is disappointing. Justice yet […]
A death sentence, defeat of the idea of India: Mehbooba Mufti on SC verdict on Article 370
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Article 370 abrogation is “nothing less than a death sentence”, adding that it marked the defeat of the idea of India with which the Muslim-majority state had acceded in 1947. “Today an unconstitutional and illegal act that […]
Disappointed, but struggle will continue: Omar Abdullah on SC verdict on Article 370
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is disappointed but not disheartened with the Supreme Court’s verdict on pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution. ”Disappointed but not disheartened. The struggle will continue,” Abdullah said in a post on X. The former Jammu […]
SC verdict sad & unfortunate; but we have to accept it: Azad
SRINAGAR — Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict on pleas challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution ”sad and unfortunate”, but said ”we have to accept it”. ”It (the court verdict) is sad and unfortunate,” Azad told reporters here. The […]
Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 ‘historic’: Modi, Shah
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution as “historic” and said this gives a stamp of approval to the move as being “completely constitutional”. Taking to ‘X’, the two top leaders instrumental […]