New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday refused to pass any immediate directions to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea seeking lifting of all restrictions imposed after the abrogation of Article 370.
The apex court said that it will wait for return of normalcy and take up the matter after two weeks.
A three judge bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra was hearing the petition filed by Congress activist Tehseen Poonawalla on the Centre’s decision to impose restrictions and “other regressive measures” in Jammu and Kashmir following the revocation of the provisions of Article 370.
During the hearing, the bench also comprising Justices M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi, said the present situation in Jammu and Kashmir was “very sensitive” and some time should be given for bringing back normalcy in the region.
The bench also said that it should be ensured that there is no loss of life there.
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Well, each one of us, including all esteemed judges, must ask ourselves: how many times have I called my friends, children and relatives and business/work colleagues on phone since August 5, 2019? Are our brothers and sisters in Kashmir who are now finally as free as all of us being actually treated as criminals? For the last 9 days. Hang the terrorists by all means. But ordinary Indian citizens in Kashmir must be treated equally to any citizen in the rest of India.
The apex court will in due course uphold the abrogation of Article 370.