SG reads from debates of Lok Sabha before passing of 2019 bill.
"Jahan Tak UT ka sawal hai, paristhiti saamanya hote hi, uchit samay par purna rajya ka darja dene mein iss sarkar ko koi aapatti nahi"
SG: Election to Ladakh autonomous hill development council Leh is held in October 2023 for 26 seats and for Kargil, it will be held on 10 September 2023. So ladakh elections will be over.
SG: We will also meet personally and make a statement. I must tell your lords that so far as Ladakh is concerned - local body elections took place in 2020 and so far as Ladakh is concerned, it consists of two units- Leh and Kargil.
SG: I have taken instructions. The instructions are that UT is not a permanent feature. But I will make a positive statement day after tomorrow. Ladakh will remain UT.
The bench has reconvened.
CJI: Is there a roadmap? Tell us what the roadmap is.
The bench rises for lunch. Hearings to resume at 2 pm.
CJI: Equally, restoration of democracy is important.
SG: In 2020, for the first time local Elections took place.
CJI: we take your point that progression has already begun.
SG: I'll take instructions. But I'll show statements and efforts...
CJI: We understand that these are matters of national security...the preservation of nation itself if the overriding concern. But without putting you in a bind, you and AG may seek instructions on the highest level - is there time frame in view?
CJI: The government also has to make a statement before us that that progression has to take place. It can't be a UT permanently.
SG: That's exactly the statement made on the floor of the parliament. I'll show after lunch.