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Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: The Indian Supreme Court on Monday (Dec 11) will deliver its judgement on the central government's decision to scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that guaranteed special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. The 2019 landmark decision had split the state into two union territories—Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud would deliver the verdict. The other members of the bench are Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant. The apex court reserved its verdict on the matter on September 5 after a 16-day hearing. During the 16-day-long hearing, the government's counsels had defended the move to revoke the special status, while the petitioners argued against the Narendra Modi government's unilateral move, saying that the power of the Constituent Assembly were vested in the Jammu and Kashmir legislature after it was dissolved in 1957.
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Dec 11, 2023 09:28 IST
Indian foreign minister Jaishankar shares his though on SC verdict
Through today’s historic verdict, the Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Parliament on 5 August 2019. In this time, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have seen the development, good governance and empowerment that were long their due. This has strengthened India’s unity and integrity. Today’s judgement portends a brighter future for our brothers and sisters in J&K and Ladakh. The Modi Government will continue its relentless efforts to bringing more growth and development for them.
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Dec 11, 2023 09:14 IST
Former CM Mehbooba Mufti expresses dissapointment with SC verdict
On SC verdict on Art 370 in J&K, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti says, "...We should not be disheartened... J&K has seen several ups and downs... SC's verdict stating Article 370 was a temporary provision, is not our defeat, but the defeat of the idea of India... I want to say this to the people of the country that many of you are celebrating this (verdict)... Today J&K was converted into a jail, and all the shopkeepers were directed that they will not open their shops before 10 am. We were under house arrest... This is a political war which has been going on for ages, and a lot of people have sacrificed their lives for this. We will not leave this, we have to come together and fight..."
The people of J&K are not going to lose hope or give up. Our fight for honour and dignity will continue regardless. This isn’t the end of the road for us. pic.twitter.com/liRgzK7AT7
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 09:13 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Lone says jsutice eludes people of J&K
SC verdict on Article 370 disappointing, justice yet again eludes people of J&K: People's Conference chief Sajad Lone
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Dec 11, 2023 07:52 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta speaks post SC verdict
On Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 in J&K, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta says, "5th August, 2019 and today’s date will go down in the history of India when a Himalayan constitutional blunder of the past with gigantic proportion is ultimately corrected by the Government...It is only the iron will of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and resolute decisiveness and brilliant strategy of our Home Minister Shri Amit Shah which made this historical decision possible. The nation will ever remain indebted to them..
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Dec 11, 2023 07:23 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Amit Shah hails judgement
I welcome the Honorable Supreme Court of India's verdict upholding the decision to abolish #Article370.
On the 5th of August 2019, PM @narendramodi Ji took a visionary decision to abrogate #Article370. Since then peace and normalcy have returned to J&K. Growth and development…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 07:14 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: PM Modi calls verdict historic
Today's Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370 is historic and constitutionally upholds the decision taken by the Parliament of India on 5th August 2019; it is a resounding declaration of hope, progress and unity for our sisters and brothers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. The Court, in its profound wisdom, has fortified the very essence of unity that we, as Indians, hold dear and cherish above all else.
I want to assure the resilient people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh that our commitment to fulfilling your dreams remains unwavering. We are determined to ensure that the fruits of progress not only reach you but also extend their benefits to the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of our society who suffered due to Article 370.
The verdict today is not just a legal judgment; it is a beacon of hope, a promise of a brighter future and a testament to our collective resolve to build a stronger, more united India. #NayaJammuKashmir
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Dec 11, 2023 06:49 IST
'Disappointed but not disheartened', says ex-CM Omar Abdullah
'Disappointed but not disheartened', said former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah while describing the SC verdict.
Disappointed but not disheartened. The struggle will continue. It took the BJP decades to reach here. We are also prepared for the long haul. #WeShallOvercome #Article370
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 06:48 IST
Congress leader and Maharaja Hari Singh's son Karan Singh says not happy with verdict
On Supreme Court constitutionally validating the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader and Maharaja Hari Singh's son Karan Singh says, "A section of people in J&K who will not be happy with this judgment, my sincere advice is that they should accept the inevitable and they should accept the fact that now this has been done and the Supreme Court has upheld the action and therefore there's no point now unnecessarily hitting their head against the wall. Now my suggestion is that they should turn their energies towards fighting the next elections. That is where the people should now be motivated instead of developing any negativity..."
#WATCH | On Supreme Court constitutionally validating the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, senior Congress leader and Maharaja Hari Singh's son Karan Singh says, "A section of people in J&K who will not be happy with this judgment, my sincere advice is that they… pic.twitter.com/4xm4x06E8S
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 06:46 IST
India's top court approves Modi govt's 2019 move that stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status
India’s Supreme Court issued its verdict today on the Union government’s 2019 decision to amend the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which stripped the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its special status.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:37 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Ghulam Nabi Azad expresses dissapointment
Ghulam Nabi Azad expresses dissapointment on SC verdict upholding the Modi government’s 2019 decision to scrap the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir
"SC verdict sad and unfortunate, people of J&K not happy with it, but we have to accept it," he said, according to PTI news agency.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:30 IST
Jammu and Kashmir Police urges public to refrain from sharing misinformation
Jammu and Kashmir Police urges public to refrain from sharing misinformation about the judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on upholding the scrapping of Article 370.
Common public is appealed to desist from posting/sharing/propagating instigative/provocative content, misinformation & rumour mongering across social media platforms.
— Srinagar Police (@SrinagarPolice) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 06:28 IST
J&K didn't retain sovereignty when it joined Union Of India, says CJI
The state of Jammu and Kashmir does not have internal sovereignty different from other states. Whether Jammu and Kashmir retained an element of sovereignty or internal sovereignty when it joined the Union of India, we have held no, says CJI.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:27 IST
Justice SK Kaul proposes establishing 'truth and reconciliation commission' to probe human rights abuses
Justice SK Kaul proposes establishing "truth and reconciliation commission" on lines of South Africa to understand the issues faces by people of J&K in past several decades.
"I recommend the setting up of an impartial Truth and Reconciliation committee to investigate and report on the violations of human rights both by the State and non-state actors at least since 1980s and recommend measures for reconciliation. It is for the government to decide the manner in which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be set up, considering the sensitiv of the issues involved."
"The Commission must not turn into a criminal court and must be offering a platform for dialogue... Refers to Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in South Africa."
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Dec 11, 2023 06:18 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates
Supreme Court upholds reorganisation of Ladakh as Union Territory.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:17 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Justice Kaul's remakrs
J Kaul : Purpose of Article 370 was to slowly bring Jammu and Kashmir on par with the other States of India. Requirement of recommendation of J&K Constituent Assembly cannot be read in a manner making the larger intention redundant
J Kaul : When the Constituent Assembly ceased to exist, it meant only the proviso to Article 370(3) was rendered otiose. But the main provision existed.
J Kaul : Regarding the amendment of Article 370 using 367, I have said when a procedure is prescribed, it has to be followed. Amendment through the backdoor not permissible.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:12 IST
Summary of SC judgement so far
Following conclusions :
a) State of J&K does not retain any element of sovereignty. It does not have internal sovereignty. Article 370 a feature of asymmetric federalism and not soveriengty.
CJI : b) Petitioners did not challenge Presidential Proclamation.
C) Exercise of Presidents' power after the proclamation are subject to judicial review.
d) Power of Parliament under Article 356(1) to exercise powers on behalf of State assembly is not restricted to law making powers.
e) Article 370 is a temporary power.
f) Power under Article 370(3) did not cease after the J&K Constituent assembly ceased to exist.
g) Article 370 cannot be amended by exercise of power under Article 370(1)(d).
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Dec 11, 2023 06:10 IST
Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir constitutionally valid
Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir constitutionally valid, asks Election Commission of India to conduct elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir by 30 September 2024
Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir constitutionally valid, asks Election Commission of India to conduct elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir by 30 September 2024 pic.twitter.com/ucpOwGTvm9
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 06:09 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Restore statehood of J&K, says CJI
Article 370: We direct that restoration of statehood in Union Territory of J&K shall be done at the earliest, says CJI
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Dec 11, 2023 06:04 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates
Supreme Court directs Election Commission of India to conduct elections in Jammu and Kashmir by September 2024.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:04 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates
"We have held that all provisions of the Constitution of India can be applied to J&K using Article 370(1)(d) in one go. We do not find the use of Presidential power to issue CO 273 was mala fide. Thus we hold the exercise of Presidential Power to be valid," says CJI.
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Dec 11, 2023 06:00 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates
Holding that the power under Article 370(3) ceases to exist after the dissolution of the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly will lead to the freezing of the process of integration, says CJI
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Dec 11, 2023 05:55 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's remarks
The power of the President under Article 370(3) to issue a notification that Article 370 ceases to exist subsists even after the dissolution of the J&K. The recommendation of the Constituent Assembly was not binding on the President. J&K Constituent Assembly was intended to be a temporary body, says Chief Justice of India.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:54 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates
Recommendation of the Constituent Assembly was not binding on the President. J&K Constituent Assembly was intended to be a temporary body, says CJI
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Dec 11, 2023 05:52 IST
Article 370 an interim arrangement, says CJI
Article 370 was an interim arrangement due to war conditions in the State. Textual reading also indicate that it is a temporary provision, says Chief Justice of India.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:51 IST
will speak after the verdict comes, says former J&L CM Farooq Abdullah
Delhi: As Supreme Court delivers judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah says, "I will speak after the verdict comes."
#WATCH | Delhi: As Supreme Court delivers judgement on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, J&K National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah says, "I will speak after the verdict comes." pic.twitter.com/QQ8a5e0xPx
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2023
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Dec 11, 2023 05:50 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's remarks
Jammu and Kashmir surrendered its complete sovereignty with the merger, says Chief Justice of India
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Dec 11, 2023 05:47 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Every decision taken by Union cannot be challenged
Exercise of power under Article 356 must have a reasonable nexus with the objective of the proclamation. Every decision taken by Union on behalf of State during Presidential rule not open to challenge...This will lead to the administration of state to a standstill, says CJI.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:45 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's remarks
Exercise of power under Article 356 must have a reasonable nexus with the objective of the proclamation. Every decision taken by the Union on behalf of the State during Presidential rule is not open to challenge...this will lead to the administration of the state to a standstill, says Chief Justice of India.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:45 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's remarks
Jammu and Kashmir did not retain an element of sovereignty when it joined Union of India, says Chief Justice of India.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:44 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's remarks
The argument of petitioners that the Union cannot take actions with irreversible consequences in the State during Presidential rule is not accepted, says Chief Justice of India.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:43 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Supreme Court refuses to rule on the validity of the Presidential rule imposed in J&K
Supreme Court refuses to rule on the validity of the Presidential rule imposed in J&K in December 2018 since it was not specifically challenged by the petitioners
"There are limitations on power of the Union in states when proclamation of presidential rule is in force," says CJI.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:35 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's opening remarks
"Whether the Presidential proclamation valid. Court need not adjudicate on this since petitioners did not challenge it. And in any case it was withdrawn in Oct 2019."
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Dec 11, 2023 05:34 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's opening remarks
"Whether the J&K Reorganisation Act bifurcating the State into two UTs constitutionally valid," he said.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:33 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's opening remarks
Whether the Presidential rule imposed in December 2018 and subsequent extensions valid.
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Dec 11, 2023 05:32 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's opening remarks
Whether Article 370 temporary. b) Whether substitution of 'constituent assembly' by legislative assembly by using 370(1)(d) valid CJI : Whether Presi
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Dec 11, 2023 05:31 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's opening remarks
Supreme Court Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud says, "I will read out the essence. There are three judgments. One by CJI for himself for J Gavai and Surya Kant. There is a concurring opinion by Justice Kaul. Justice Sanjiv Khanna has concurred with both."
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Dec 11, 2023 05:19 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: J&K governor refutes Mufti's claim of house arrest
On reports of J&K leaders put under house arrest ahead of SC verdict on abrogation of Art 370, LG Manoj Sinha says, "This is totally baseless. No one has been put under house arrest or arrested due to political reasons in J&K. It is an attempt to spread rumours."
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Dec 11, 2023 05:17 IST
Article 370 Verdict Live Updates: Former J&K CM put under house arrest
Former chief minister and People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said that she was put under house arrest on Monday ahead of the Supreme Court's verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that conferred a special status on Jammu and Kashmir.
"Even before Supreme Court judgement is pronounced, police has sealed the doors of the residence of PDP president @MehboobaMufti and put her under illegal house arrest," the party said in a post on X.