Kashmir [Article 370] Hearing In SC [Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Orders And More]

Team LiveLaw has compiled the Petitions, Pleadings, Arguments, Interim Orders etc in the ongoing Kashmir [Article 370] Case before the Supreme Court here.

[We will update this space every day to incorporate the new developments in the Case] 

[January 23] [Article 370] [Day-6] Conflict Between Two Judgments: SC Reserves Order On Reference To Seven Judge Bench

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[January-22] [Article 370][Day-5-Part-1] "If You Want To Amend 370, Recommendation of the Constituent Assembly is Needed: Sanjay Parikh

[Art 370][Day 5-Part 2] 'Constitutional Autonomy Is A Guaranteed Right For J&K' : Sr Adv Z A Shah

Live-Updates [Article 370] [Day-5] Hearing On Kashmir Petitions [Live-Updates From Supreme Court] Here

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[January-21] [Art 370][Day 4] 'Power To Abrogate Cannot Be Exercised When Constituent Assembly Has Ceased To Exist', Submits Sr Adv Dinesh Dwivedi

Live- Updates Here

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[December 12] [Article 370]Day-3] Senior Adv. Dinesh Dwivedi Seeks Reference To Seven Judge Bench [Read WS]

Live-Updates Here

Read the Written Submissions on Preliminary Objections by Senior Advocate Dinesh Dwivedi Here

[December 11] [Article 370] [Day-2] Concurrence Cannot Be From The Governor Who Doesn't Have The Aid And Advice of Council of Ministers: Raju Ramachandran

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Read the Notes submitted by Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran Here

[December 10] Constitution Bench begins hearing on Petitions challenging Abrogation of Art.370 and Bifurcation of State

[Article 370] [Day-1] The Proposal To Alter Article 370 Must Emanate From The People of Jammu And Kashmir, Submits Raju Ramachandran

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Read the written submissions by Sr.Advocate Raju Ramachandran Here

[December 9] Kashmir : SC To Consider Plea Against Alleged Illegal Detention Of Juveniles On December 13

[December 5] 'Kashmir Lockdown Fails Test Of Proportionality; State's Case Has Internal Contradictions' [Read Petitioners' Written Submissions]

Read the written submissions Here

[November 27] SC Reserves Judgment On Petitions Challenging Restrictions In Kashmir

Live-Tweets -Thread Here

Live-Updates Here

[November 26] Arguments by SG Tushar Mehta: 'Social Media A Tool For Wide Communication Of Hate & Terror; Dark Web Poses Threat' : SG Tushar Mehta Defends Kashmir Internet Ban

Live-Updates Here

Twitter -Live- Thread here

Written Submission filed by SG Tushar Mehta Here

Further Additional Affidavit by Jammu and Kashmir Here

Arguments By Kapil Sibal-  Why Block Internet As A Whole To Control Social Media, Asks Sibal

[November 21] Kashmir Lockdown Created Fear, Making Citizens Inert; Restrictions Have Psychological Effect : Sr Adv Meenakshi Arora

Read the Written Submissions submitted by Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora Here

Kashmir Situation Is Normal Except For Internet; Restrictions Are Minimal : Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

Restrictions In Kashmir Are Necessary To Prevent Terrorism : Attorney General KK Venugopal

Live-Updates [Twitter] Thread 

[LIVE UPDATES] Hearing Of Kashmir Petitions [Court-2]

Read the Brief status report filed by Centre the Centre here

[November 19] Internet Shutdown For Over 100 Days A Violation Of Right To Life, Submits Dushyant Dave

Dave's Arguments - Twitter- Thread  

[New] Read the Written submissions by Dushyant Dave on behalf of Foundation For Media Professionals Here 

[November 19] Kashmir Situation Similar To Undeclared Emergency : Sr Adv Huzefa Ahmadi

Huzefa Ahmadi's Arguments - Twitter- Thread 

[November 14] Restrictions On Article 19 Can Be Imposed By A Law Not By Executive Action: Kapil Sibal for Anuradha Bhasin

Sibal Arguments [Live-Updates] -Read here

[November 13] Temporary President's Rule Cannot Be Used To Permanently Repeal J&K Special Status: Petitioners files rejoinder In Article 370 Cases

Read the Rejoinder Here

[November 12] 'Power To Modify Under Article 370(1)(d) Very Wide' : Centre Files Affidavit, Defends Repeal Of J&K Special Status, Bifurcation Of State 

Read the Affidavits Here

[November 7] 'If You Want To Lockdown The Entire State, Declare Emergency Under Art 352', Argued Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal In Kashmir Plea

[November 6] 'Never Before Have Lives Of 7 Million People Been Paralyzed Like This' : Argued Kapil Sibal On Kashmir Lockdown

The Three Judge Bench headed by Justice Ramana bench started hearing the plea by Anuradha Bhasin, Kashmir Times Editor, against media blockade and internet shutdown in Kashmir

Kapil Sibal Submissions -Live-Updates [Twitter]- Thread Here

Vrinda Grover submissions- Live-Updates [Twitter]- Thread Here

'Internet Shutdown And Media Blockade In Kashmir Are Disproportionate Restrictions' : Vrinda Grover Submits In SC

[November 5] SC Ask J&K Juvenile Justice Committee To Submit Fresh Report On Alleged Detention Of Minors In Kashmir

Live-Updates [Twitter] Thread Here

'Can Reasonable Restrictions Extinguish The Right Itself?', Adv Vrinda Grover On Kashmir Lockdown

Kashmir Hearings [Court Room Exchange]

[October 31] Jammu & Kashmir Ceases To Be A State ; UTs Of J&K And Ladakh Come Into Existence

[October 29] Kashmiri Pandits Seek Intervention In Plea Against Abrogation Of Article 370

[October 24] J&K Lockdown :How Long Restrictions Will Continue, SC Asks Centre; Hearing Adjourned Till Nov 5

[October 16] SC Asks If Government Purposefully Failed To Produce Orders Of Restrictions

Detention Of Children In Kashmir- JJC Committee Merely Forwarded The DGP's Report Without Any Application Of Mind: Enakshy Ganguly Files Affidavit In SC

Read the Affidavit Here

[October 15] Govt. Enforcing A Collective Punishment On Entire Population of Kashmir By Denying Them Right To Communication:Kashmir Times Editor Tells SC

Read the Counter Affidavit here

[October 2] 'J&K HC More Suitable To Decide' : SC Refuses To Entertain Plea For Restoration Of Landline And Internet Services In Hospitals

[October 1] 144 Juveniles Arrested Since Aug 5 ; None Under Illegal Detention : J&K Juvenile Justice Committee Submits Report Quoting Police

Read the Report Here

[October 1] "Let Them Justify Their Actions":Sr. Ad. Raju Ramachandran Argues Before SC To Rule On Legality Of CPM Leader Yousuf Tarigami's Detention

[October 1] 'Personal Liberty To Be Balanced Against National Security', Says SC While Adjourning Kashmir Petitions

Government files Limited Affidavit in Anuradha Bhasin matter. Read it Here

SC Not Inclined To Entertain More Petitions On Art 370

SC Constitution Bench Adjourns Hearing Till November 14 For Centre's Reply

[September 30] CPI(M) Leader Tarigami Moves SC Challenging Abrogation Of J&K Special Status

Read the Petition Here

SC Refers Petitions Against Jammu & Kashmir Lockdown To Constitution Bench

SC Sets Up Constitution Bench To Hear Pleas Challenging Repeal Of J&K Special Status

[September 28] The Supreme Court has set up a Constitution Bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishen Kaul, R Subhash Reddy, B R Gavai and Surya Kant to hear the petitions challenging the Presidential Orders under Article 370 which revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir

[September 20] SC Seeks Report From Juvenile Justice Committee On Alleged Illegal Detention Of Children In Kashmir

[September 16] Restrictions In J&K Are Being Gradually Withdrawn, Centre Tells SC

Read the Statement submitted by Centre here 

Make Every Effort To Restore Normalcy In Kashmir By Keeping Interests Of National Security In Mind : SC Tells Centre

Read the Order (Anuradha Bhasin Case)  Here 

I Will Personally Speak To CJ Of J&K High Court To Verify If There Is Difficulty In Approaching It : CJI Gogoi

Read the Order (Enakshy Ganguly) Here

SC Allows Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad To Visit Jammu, Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla

Read the Order Here 

[September 16] SC Issues Notice On Vaiko's Habeas Plea For Release Of Farooq Abdullah

The Foundation for Media Professionals (FMP) has moved an intervention application before the Supreme Court of India in support of the petition filed by Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of the newspaper daily, Kashmir Times.

[September 15] Former Jammu And Kashmir CM Ghulam Nabi Azad Move SC To Visit Kashmir

[September 14] A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court against the illegal detention of children in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of revocation of Article 370 and bifurcation of State.

The Petition was filed by Ms. Enakshi Ganguly, an eminent child rights expert and Professor Shanta Sinha , the first Chairperson of the National Commission for Child Rights (NCPCR).

Read the Petition Here

[September 13] Jammu and Kashmir High Court has allowed Two Members of the Parliament (Lok Sabha), belonging to National Conference Party, to meet Dr Farooq Abdullah and Mr Omar Abdullah, President and Vice President of their party, respectively.

Justice Sanjeev Kumar has allowed the petition filed by MPs Justice (retd.) Hasnain Masoodi (Anantnag) and Akbar Lone (Baramulla) with stringent conditions.

Read the Order Here

[September 12] Jammu & Kashmir People's Conference has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court challenging the scrapping of Article 370 through Presidential orders and also the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganization) Act of 2019.

Another  Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court of India seeking restoration of internet and landline services across hospitals and medical establishments throughout Jammu and Kashmir.

The writ petition, filed by the Spokesperson of the National Conference, Dr. Sameer Kaul, highlights the adverse effects of the prolonged shutdown of internet services on health and medical services in the region. 

[September 11] Vaiko Files Habeas Petition In SC For Release Of Ex-J&K CM Farooq Abdullah

Read Petition Here

[September 5] SC Adjourns Hearing Of Petitions Challenging Kashmir Lockdown Till September 16

Read Order Here 

SC Allows Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter To Meet Her Detained Mother In Srinagar

Read the Order Here 

SC Directs Shifting Of Kashmir Politician M Y Tarigami To AIIMS Delhi On Yechury's Plea

Read Order Here

Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Moves SC For Permission To Meet Her Mother

[September 4] Anuradha Bhasin Files Additional Affidavit In Plea Against Media Curbs 

Read Affidavit Here

[August 28] Supreme Court referred to Constitution Bench the petitions challenging the validity of the the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir and the downgrading of the state into a Union Territory

Read the Order Here

[August 27] J&K politician Shah Faesal, activist Shehla Rashid and Five others have moved the Supreme Court challenging the presidential orders on abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir in to two Union Territories.

Read the Petition Here

[August  24] Sitaram Yechury Files Habeas Petition In SC Against Detention Of CPI(M) Leader M Y Tarigami

Read the Petition Here

[August 17] Article 370: Former Bureaucrats, Defence Personnel Move SC Against Taking Away Of J&K's Special Status

Read Petition Here

[August 13] SC Says Time Should Be Given For Normalcy To Return; Hearing Adjourned For Two Weeks

[August 13] Advocate Vrinda Grover made a mention before the bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra for urgent listing of the petition filed by Anuradha Bhasin, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times daily, against the media curbs imposed in the valley.

On this, the bench directed the registry to examine the details of the petition for listing.

[August 10] Kashmir Times Editor Moves SC Against Curbs On Media Freedom In The Valley 

Challenging the curbs on media freedom imposed in the Kashmir valley in the wake of the abrogation of the state's special status and the Act passed by the Parliament to bifurcate it, a writ petition was filed in the Supreme Court  by Anuradha Bhasin, the Executive Editor of Kashmir Times.

Read the Petition Here

[August 10] National Conference Leaders Approach SC Against Presidential Order On Article 370, J&K Bifurcation

National Conference leaders Mohammed Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi have approached the Supreme Court challenging the Central Government measures which abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and also the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act 2019 which bifurcated the state into Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh.

The petition challenges the constitutional validity of the Presidential Orders issued on August 5 and August 6 in relation to Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Read the Petition Here

[August 10] A law graduate in Delhi has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking information about his parents in Kashmir.

Mohammad Aleem Syed, a law graduate from Jamia Milia Islamia who is currently doing apprenticeship with a lawyer in Delhi, states that he has not received any information from his parents and brother in Kashmir since the intervening night of 4th/5th August.

[August 9] Challenging the Presidential Order issued on August 5 under Article 370 of the Constitution, Shakir Shabir, a lawyer from Kashmir, has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court.

Read the Petition here

[August 8] Supreme Court has declined urgent listing of ML Sharma's petition, seeking to quash Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019, which scrapped the special status of J&K.

[August 8] Activist Tehseen Poonawalla has moved the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution alleging gross Constitutional rights violations in the state of J&K.

[August 7] President Issues Notification Amending Article 370 To Repeal Special Status Of J&K

[August 6] Parliament Passes Bill To Bifurcate Jammu & Kashmir Into Union Territories Of J&K And Ladakh 

Read the Bill here

Read the Salient Features of the Bill Here

[August 6] Advocate M. L. Sharma has moved Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution, challenging the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019.

[August 5] President Ram Nath Kovind today, promulgated the Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019 (the Order), in concurrence with the Government of State of Jammu & Kashmir, with immediate effect.

The order supersedes the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 and states that all the provisions of the Constitution of India shall apply to the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

Read the  Order Here

[August 5,2019]  Home Minister of India Amit Shah has introduced a Bill to remove Article 370 of the Constitution of India which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Read the Bill Here