US EditionIndia's Top Court to Hear Kashmir Statehood Plea
JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA, AUG 8 – The Supreme Court will consider a plea urging the central government to restore Jammu and Kashmir's statehood following peaceful elections and court directions to act promptly.
- On Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wrote on X that `nothing will happen tomorrow — fortunately, nothing bad will happen, but unfortunately, nothing positive either.`
- Amid growing buzz over Jammu and Kashmir's status, Omar Abdullah posted on X that `nothing will happen tomorrow`, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of Article 370 abrogation, during the monsoon session.
- The Supreme Court will hear the plea on August 8, 2025, after Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned it before Chief Justice BR Gavai, who agreed to list the case.
- Given the assurance, the court declined to determine if the reorganization under Article 3 is permissible, as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said statehood will be restored except for Ladakh.
- The court had ordered `Restoration of statehood shall take place at the earliest and as soon as possible`, but 10 months after the date, the status remains unrestored, affecting citizens' rights and federalism.
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Indian Supreme Court to hear plea on restoration of IIOJK’s special status
India's top court will hear a plea for the restoration of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir's (IIOJK) federal statehood later this week, court officials said Tuesday, as the region marked six years under direct rule from New Delhi. The hearing, scheduled for August 8 in the Supreme Court, follows an application filed by two residents of the Muslim-majority territory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government in August…
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