Supreme Court to review validity of Article 370 abrogation on May 1

The Supreme Court of India is set to review the validity of central government's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. The pleas seeking the review of the judgment, where the court upheld the validity of the decision, is scheduled to be heard on May 1, as reported by TOI.

The apex court in December last year had upheld the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K constitutionally valid. The top court had directed the Election Commission to hold elections in Kashmir by 30 Sept 2024.

While announcing the decisions, the bench, headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, had stated, "It (SC) doesnt need to adjudicate on validity of proclamations because main challenge was to abrogation and if it can be done during president rule and even if its held proclamation could not be done, no material to say president rule cannot be invoked."


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