Supreme Court Deliberates on Article 35A and Jammu & Kashmir’s Status Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, during a recent hearing, remarked that Article 35A, which granted the Jammu and Kashmir Legislature the authority to define the state’s “permanent residents” and bestow upon them special privileges, effectively denied fundamental rights to others. He observed, […]
Article 35A and Its Impact on Fundamental Rights: Insights from Supreme Court Proceedings In the ongoing Supreme Court hearings concerning the abrogation of Article 370, the apex court made a pivotal observation regarding Article 35A. The Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, […]
