Supreme Court Upholds Abrogation Of Article 370: Live Updates From Judgment Pronouncement
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment in the Article 370 case today at 10.30 AM.A 5-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will decide the validity of the Presidential Orders of 2019 repealing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.Follow this page for live-updates from the Supreme Court.The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai...
The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgment in the Article 370 case today at 10.30 AM.
A 5-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will decide the validity of the Presidential Orders of 2019 repealing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
Follow this page for live-updates from the Supreme Court.
The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, reserved the judgment in the case on September 5, after 16 days of hearing. A thread compiling all the hearing reports can be accessed here.
#BREAKING Judgment pronouncement ends.
#SupremeCourt upholds the abrogation of the special Status of Jammu and Kashmir under #Article370.
SC issues directions to hold elections to the J&K State Assembly and says that the restoration of the statehood be expedited.
Justice Khanna : CO 272 Amending Article 367 was bad in law, however the same objective was achieved by 370(3) and thus the CO 273 is valid.
Justice Kaul : Truth and Reconciliation Commission could facilitate a reparative approach, that enables forgiveness for the wounds of the past and forms the basis of achieving a shared national identity.
Justice Kaul : The Commission must not turn into a criminal court and must be offering a platform for dialogue...
Refers to Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in South Africa
Justice Kaul : It is for the government to decide the manner in which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be set up, considering the sensitivities of the issues involved.
Justice Kaul : The Commission must be set up before memory escapes. The exercise must be time-bound. There is an entire generation of youth that has grown up with a feeling of distrust and it is to them that we owe the greatest day of liberation.
#BREAKING Justice Kaul : I recommend the setting up of an impartial Truth and Reconciliation committee to investigate and report on the violations of human rights both by the State and non-state actors at least since 1980s and recommend measures for reconciliation.
J Kaul : First step towards healing the wounds is the acknowledgement of the acts of violations done by the State and its actors.... truth-telling paves a way for reconciliation...
J Kaul : In my epilogue I have said -In order to move forwards, wounds require healing...inter-generational trauma is felt by people..
J Kaul : Regarding the amendment of Article 370 using 367, I have said when a procedure is prescribed, it has to be followed. Amendment through the backdoor not permissible.