Today, December 11, 2023, the Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions difficult the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories. A 5-decide structure bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant will cross the judgement on Monday.
The Constitution Bench was listening to a batch of petitions difficult the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories. Several petitions had been filed within the prime court docket, together with these of personal people, legal professionals, activists, politicians and political events difficult the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which splits Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
On August 5, 2019, the Central authorities introduced the revocation of the particular standing of Jammu and Kashmir granted underneath Article 370 and break up the area into two union territories. On September 5, the apex court docket reserved the judgement after listening to the arguments for 16 days. The central authorities had defended its choice to abrogate Article 370, saying there was no “constitutional fraud” in repealing the availability that accorded particular standing to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Attorney General R Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appeared for Centre, which had informed the bench that Jammu and Kashmir was not the one state whose accession to India was by way of devices of accession, however many different princely states that too had joined India put up-independence in 1947, with conditionalities and after their merger, their sovereignty was subsumed within the sovereignty of India.
The Central authorities had defended its choice to abolish Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that after the adjustments, road violence, which was engineered and orchestrated by terrorists and secessionist networks, has now turn into a factor of the previous.
Meanwhile on Sunday, forward of the Supreme Court verdict, National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah had mentioned that he’s hoping to get justice and they’re eagerly awaiting the judgement in favour of the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir. “When we went to the Supreme Court in 2019, we went with the hope of justice, even today our feelings are the same. We were eagerly waiting for this day. Tomorrow, the judge will give his verdict, we hope for justice…” Omar Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir mentioned.Â
Voicing his opinion, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) President Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday mentioned, “”Tomorrow when the decision will come, we are going to get to know whether it is within the curiosity of the Kashmiri individuals or in opposition to their curiosity. We have been ready for greater than 4 years…Supreme Court has heard the matter…we’re ready for justice. We have full religion within the Supreme Court.”
(With Inputs from ANI)
