New Delhi (Paigam-E-Jagat)- The Supreme Court has accepted the Modi government's decision to remove Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir as legal. According to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Article 370 was a temporary provision. Upholding the government's decision to abrogate Article 370, the court directed to hold assembly elections by September 30, 2024 next year.
Let's know about the events related to this case-
December 20, 2018: President's rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir using the powers given under Article 356 of the Constitution. It was extended till 3 July 2019.
August 5, 2019: The Center scrapped the provisions of Article 370 that gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
August 6, 2019: J&K lawyer Shakir Shabir joined by another lawyer ML Sharma filed the first petition challenging the President's order to abrogate Article 370.
August 10, 2019: The National Conference (NC), a leading political party in Jammu and Kashmir, filed a petition saying that changes in the status of the state have taken away the rights of citizens without their mandate.
August 24, 2019: The Press Council of India approached the Supreme Court supporting the decision of the Center and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to impose restrictions on communication.
August 28, 2019: The Supreme Court issued a notice to the central government, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on a petition by the editor of Kashmir Times to lift the ban on journalists.
August 28, 2019: A bench headed by then Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi referred the matter to a 5-member constitution bench.
19 September 2019: The Supreme Court constituted a 5-member constitution bench to hear the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370.
March 2, 2020: The Supreme Court refers the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 to a 7-member larger bench.
April 25, 2022: The Supreme Court takes up the petitions challenging the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 after the summer vacation after a petitioner requested an urgent hearing in view of the ongoing demarcation process in Jammu and Kashmir. Postponed the list.
July 11, 2023: The Supreme Court said it will begin daily hearings from August 2 on petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370.
2 August 2023: The Supreme Court begins hearing petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370.
September 5, 2023: The court reserved its verdict on the case after hearing 23 petitions for 16 days.
December 11, 2023: The Supreme Court, while upholding the government's decision to abrogate Article 370, said that the assembly elections in the Union Territory should be held by September 30 next year.