Indian Supreme Court approves end of special status in Kashmir
| The Supreme Court of India has upheld the government's decision to revoke the special status in the state of Jammu and Kashmir that was imposed under Article 370 of the Constitution. |
According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, the Supreme Court of India announced this decision on Monday. He ordered that the local elections in the state of Kashmir be held by September 30 next year. The Supreme Court’s decision is seen by critics as another step by the ruling party to put pressure on India’s only Muslim-majority state.
After nearly seven decades of full autonomy for the Jammu and Kashmir region under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, which was granted to the state in 1947, was revoked by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019.
Since August this year, the Supreme Court of India has received many petitions that It challenged Modi’s compliance with the Indian constitution.
On Monday, a five-judge bench upheld Modi’s decision, claiming that the special status for Jammu and Kashmir was temporary.
Indian Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said: Considering the war situation in the state, Article 370 was a temporary mechanism. Reading the text also shows that this is a temporary clause.
| Publisher | Tasnim News |
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