Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tells Constitution bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that J&K's statehood will be restored, while Ladakh will remain a Union territory.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the suspension of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, who had argued his case before the top court on 24 August.
The senior counsel was arguing for one of the petitioners who have challenged the abrogation of Article 370 & subsequent division of the state into two Union Territories in August 2019.
A Constitution Bench of SC is hearing a batch of petitions against the presidential orders that made Article 370 inoperative in August 2019 and bifurcated J&K into two UTs.
Five-judge bench led by CJI Chandrachud began hearing batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 & division of erstwhile state of J&K into two UTs.
This comes day before top court’s constitution bench is set to hear batch of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 & notification of J&K Reorganisation Act.
The petitions were last heard in March 2020, when a Constitution bench had declined to refer the case to a larger bench of either seven or nine judges.
Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.
Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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