Supreme Court Challenges Centre on Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Restoration

People of J&K hope SC will restore statehood: Farooq Abdullah

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have hope that the Supreme Court will restore their “right to statehood”. He, however, said not restoring the statehood to J&K because of incidents like the Pahalgam attack was wrong. “People here have hopes that the Supreme Court (SC) will restore their right -“ a promise the Government of India has made both inside and outside Parliament, and in t…

‘Cannot ignore Pahalgam’: SC on plea to restore Jammu and Kashmir statehood

The petition argued that the delay in restoring statehood had hurt the rights of citizens.

Supreme Court Challenges Centre on Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Restoration

Supreme Court Challenges Centre on Jammu & Kashmir Statehood Restoration The Supreme Court of India reviewed a request on Thursday aimed at urging the central government to reinstate statehood for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As the court deliberated, concerns were raised about the current on-ground conditions in the region, particularly events in Pahalgam, which the court said could not be overlooked.Chief Justice of India BR Gavai…

'Can't ignore what happened in Pahalgam': Supreme Court on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir

The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing a plea seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, said that the ground reality in the union territory needs to be taken into account, and incidents like the Pahalgam attack cannot be ignored. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said,   "You also have to take into consideration the ground realities; you cannot ignore what has happened in…

J&K Statehood Restoration: SC tells petitioners to consider ground realities and remember Pahalgam attack

The CJI turned to the petitioners to observe that “you have to take into consideration the ground realities... Remember what happened in Pahalgam”

'Can't ignore incidents like Pahalgam terror attack': CJI Gavai as SC hears J&K statehood question

The apex court was hearing a petition filed by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik, arguing that the ongoing delay in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir was negatively affecting the rights of its citizens