Supreme Court Challenges Centre on Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Restoration
Petitioners argue that delay in restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood breaches federalism and democratic rights despite peaceful elections held by September 2024, Supreme Court heard on Aug 14.
- On August 14, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, with CJI B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran, hears petitions on Jammu and Kashmir's statehood restoration.
- On December 11, 2023, the Supreme Court directed assembly elections by September 2024 and statehood restoration at the earliest, following last year's plea by Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and Khurshaid Ahmad Malik.
- Highlighting security issues, the bench of CJI Gavai and Justice Chandran cautioned, `You also have to take into consideration the ground realities; you cannot ignore what has happened in Pahalgam`.
- The Supreme Court sought the Centre's response within eight weeks on Jammu and Kashmir's statehood restoration petition, after adjourning the matter for eight weeks.
- They argue the delay in restoring statehood is 'gravely affecting the rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir' and violates federalism, diminishing recent assembly elections' significance.
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People of J&K hope SC will restore statehood: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have hope that the Supreme Court will restore their “right to statehood”. He, however, said not restoring the statehood to J&K because of incidents like the Pahalgam attack was wrong. “People here have hopes that the Supreme Court (SC) will restore their right - a promise the Government of India has made both inside and outside Parliament, and in t…
Supreme Court Challenges Centre on Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Restoration
Supreme Court Challenges Centre on Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Restoration The Supreme Court of India reviewed a request on Thursday aimed at urging the central government to reinstate statehood for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As the court deliberated, concerns were raised about the current on-ground conditions in the region, particularly events in Pahalgam, which the court said could not be overlooked.Chief Justice of India BR Gavai…
'Can't ignore what happened in Pahalgam': Supreme Court on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir
The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing a plea seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, said that the ground reality in the union territory needs to be taken into account, and incidents like the Pahalgam attack cannot be ignored. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said, "You also have to take into consideration the ground realities; you cannot ignore what has happened in…
'Can't ignore incidents like Pahalgam terror attack': CJI Gavai as SC hears J&K statehood question
The apex court was hearing a petition filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik, arguing that the ongoing delay in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir was negatively affecting the rights of its citizens
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