Supreme Court refuses to refer Article 370 cases to larger bench

The order was pronounced by a five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice N V Raman.

The Supreme Court of India | Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said there are no reasons to refer a batch of pleas, challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 on August 5 last year, to a larger seven-judge bench.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice N V Ramana pronounced the order.

The apex court had on January 23 reserved its order on the issue of whether the batch of pleas would be referred to a larger seven-judge bench.