Article 370 Case Hearing : Live Updates From Supreme Court [Day 16]

CJI: We must end it with a vote of thanks to the bar.

The hearings have been concluded. The judgement has been reserved.

Sr Adv CU Singh: Arguments are made which are completely contrary to facts on reorganization. Please give some latitude in rejoinder- atleast 4-5 pages.

CJI: You can confine to two pages.

Dave: Constitutional morality must be in the heart of all citizens. Let us not allow union to steamroll so that people lose their love and affection.

Dave: You can't rule by force all the time otherwise the governance is lost...these writ petitions should be allowed.

CJI: All other submissions must be filed in one page.

Dave: Mr Sibal will tell us because he has seen it much more than I have- that Kashmir is much more beautiful than Switzerland.

Dave: It's a life time promise. It's not a promise for the moment. What are we seeing today? For 56 weeks, constitutional amendments taking powers of Supreme Court...everyone is up in arms because constitution is so dear to us.

Dave: If constitutional morality is allowed to be trampled with, then nothing...

Dave: There is nothing, even after 2019. Violence has gone on unabated. People are being killed. Soldiers are dying. You have millions of troops...yes, tourism has developed because Kashmir is the most beautiful place in the world.

Dave: It's not that people of J&K will die if 370 is taken away. But people have a right to feel that can a constitutional promise be taken away like this? They're also citizens of India, they're not foreigners.

CJI: What we will do is, we will continue for 15 mins. We will wrap up at 4.15, after that someone wants to give us in writing you can.

CJI: What we will do is, we will continue for 15 mins. We will wrap up at 4.15, after that someone wants to give us in writing you can.

CJI: Now we had made it very clear that we'll conclude at 4 pm today. Whatever now remains, you can give us submissions in rejoinder. Even in rejoinder we've heard 5 counsels...

Dave: So it's unfathomable that why is it that suddenly you get up and overnight do this? In their manifesto, BJP categorically says in 2019 that we'll abrogate 370.

Dave: Because 370 had become a bone of contention with certain sections of the country. Nobody is understanding what 370 is. 370 integrates J&K with India.