New Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 8 a petition seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which was downgraded to a Union Territory in 2019 following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.
The matter was mentioned today before a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai by Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who urged the Court to retain the matter on the cause list for August 8.
"The date shows as August 8. Let it not be deleted," he submitted. The Bench agreed to keep the matter listed.
The plea has been filed by Zahoor Ahmed Bhat, a college teacher, and Khurshid Ahmad Malik, a political activist.
It challenges the delay in restoring full statehood to th...