Jammu & Kashmir

In view of the historic case being argued before the Supreme Court on the legality of the abrogation of Article 370, I reproduce below an essay on the genesis of this bond of faith between India and the people of Jammu and Kashmir in the historical perspective of the times and circumstances in which the Article was enacted. This piece was published almost a month before the abolition of the Article on August 5, 2019.

The Supreme Court's Collegium headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana and also comprising of Justices Uday Umesh Lalit, A M Khanwilkar, Dr DY Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao has recommended names of 13 advocates for elevation as the judges of the Allahabad High Court.

On August 5, 2019, Jammu & Kashmir lost its statehood, its liberty, its political voice, its autonomy and its unique identity within the Indian Union.

Entry of litigants and public into the Court premises from the very outer gate shall continue to be prohibited.

Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija has claimed to a local news agency that her mother, Mehbooba, was again put under house detention yesterday.

New Delhi (ILNS): The Jammu and Kashmir state administration has issued three notices to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association to clarify its position with regard to declaring Kashmir as a “disputed area” and barred it from holding elections.

Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference moves Supreme Court seeking early hearing of pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370, says the irreparable impact on the rights of the citizens

In a major development the Centre today told the Supreme Court that high speed 4G internet services can be allowed in one district each of Jammu and Kashmir on a trial basis from August 15.

The Supreme Court of India, today issued notice to the Centre & the Jammu and Kashmir Administration on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Mumtazunnisa Soz challenging detention of her husband and Senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz since August last year.

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