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.
In August 2019, the Congress Working Committee had passed a resolution deploring 'undemocratic abrogation' of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
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