Article 370 Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court

Sibal: Can such a power be exercised in the manner in which it was exercised? That's a matter of procedure.

Sibal: Is that possible constitutionally? Is that envisaged in 370? Is it not an exercise of political power?

Sibal: The parliament exercised the will of the people of J&K when they abrogated the Article. They took upon themselves the constitutional responsibility of saying that we're now the legislature, we're the constituent assembly, and we'll exercise the will of people of J&K

Sibal: It was a collaborative exercise. It was a dialogue. It wasn't behind the back of the government of India or anything like that. They knew what was to happen in future.

Sibal: I'll go back to the list of dates now.

Sibal: I just want to mention that all the amendments sought were all rejected and withdrawn.

Sibal: Nobody can deny that people of J&K are an integral part of India. But there is a special relationship - there is a unique relationship drafted in 370 itself. You can't jettison that except by following a process ordained by law.

Sibal: Such a political act cannot be determined by the parliament of India. It's not in the remit of the parliament to take a political decision to abrogate 370.

Sibal: The government of the day was staring at the provisions of Article 370. According to me, through a political act, and not a constitutional procedure declared that 370 is gone.

Sibal: It was not a temporary provision in the sense that ultimately 370 had to be abrogated. That's not the meaning.