New Delhi, August 2: The Supreme Court is set to begin hearings from August 2 on a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. The five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and including Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, will conduct the proceedings on a day-to-day basis, excluding Mondays and Fridays dedicated to hearing miscellaneous matters.
The court had previously set July 27 as the deadline for filing written submissions and convenience compilations by involved parties. A convenience compilation, prepared by two appointed lawyers, provides a comprehensive overview of the case’s facts to facilitate the court’s understanding.
It was clarified that the Centre’s affidavit regarding the conditions prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir after the August 5, 2019 notification that revoked Article 370 would not impact the constitutional issue under the consideration of the five-judge bench.
The 2019 abrogation led to the bifurcation of the former state into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The petitions challenging the provisions of Article 370 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, were referred to a Constitution bench for adjudication.
