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, […]
Supreme Court Deliberates on Article 370: An In-depth Analysis The Supreme Court of India, under the leadership of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and accompanied by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, has reignited its examination of the contentious abrogation of Article 370. This article once endowed Jammu and […]
The Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a petition that sought an official declaration on the constitutional validity of the abrogation of Article 370, an article that had once conferred special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. The bench, presided over by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and flanked by Justices J […]
Jammu and Kashmir High Court Expresses Concern Over Rising Crimes Against Women and Children In a recent judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of raping his one-year-old granddaughter. The court expressed deep concern over the fact that even after more than a decade since […]
Article 370 and Jammu & Kashmir’s Autonomy: A Constitutional Debate In a significant hearing on the dilution of Article 370, Senior Advocate Dr. Rajeev Dhavan asserted before the Supreme Court Constitution Bench that the “Autonomy of states is fundamental to our constitution.” The bench, comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR […]
The Supreme Court has been actively examining the 2019 Presidential orders concerning the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Here are the key highlights from the hearings, with direct quotes from the involved parties. 1. Gopal Subramanium’s Arguments: Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium, representing the petitioners, argued against the validity […]
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India has raised a crucial question regarding the permanence of Article 370 of the Constitution. The Court questioned whether accepting the argument that Article 370 became permanent when the constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir was dissolved in 1957 would mean that the provision becomes akin to […]
