India, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court will hear on Friday, August 8, an application seeking directions to the central government to restore the statehood of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Live Law reported. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and said that it is shown as listed on August 8.

He requested that the matter not be deleted from the list of that day. The CJI accepted the request, the report added.

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