SG Mehta: The argument was advanced with a nuance that this was a device to bring certain parliamentary actions by suspending the provisions to the proviso to Art 3- namely, the reorganization.
SG: I'm talking about this 'cause half an hour of a political kind of argument was made.
Sibal: I've never made a political argument in this court
SG: But if there is no challenge and you raise a plea that governor should never have dissolved, it becomes a political argument.
Sibal: There was a PIL filed before this court for governor's rule- dismissed by J Gogoi. I'd be very happy if this court were to say that because all this was not challenged the entire process followed would be Constitutional.
SG: Why is he presuming what I'm going to argue?
SG Mehta: One IA is filed by the former CM. In 2022, IA for impleadment...
SG Mehta: Today, there is no challenge to the dissolution of 370. The petition which Mr Sibal argued - is a petition filed by two members of parliament belonging to NCP. No challenge either to the governor's rule, president's rule or dissolution of legislative assembly.
SG Mehta: Till 2023, Governor's rule under Section 92 of the Constitution of J&K has been imposed 8 times and President's Rule 3 times.
The bench has reconvened.
The bench has risen for lunch. Arguments to continue at 2 pm.
SG Mehta: That is a wrong point. I'm not being political but from a citizen's point of view, unless investment comes, you never develop.
Sibal: During these debates, Nehru intervened and said that if you talk about letting outsiders buy land in J&K, I'm totally opposed to it because businesses will come and destroy the entire state. He was very adamant.