The Court’s intervention in this case is necessary as they have made irreversible changes and have transgressed Constitutional boundaries in broad daylight.

J. Ramana - The question that you’re posing is whether changes of this nature can be made without the concurrence of the State Legislature ?

RR - Indeed.

J. Kaul - Can the Parliament make such changes ?

RR - That is the question precisely. Irreversible changes have been made in the name of security. Proclamation of Art. 356 which was done to counter breakdown of State machinery has been used to do away with Constitution of J&K. That has only made the situation worse.