Those who gave special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir Article 370 Nearly four years after the repeal, the petition challenging the decision of the central government will be heard in the Supreme Court on July 11.
A bench of five judges, including the CJI, will hold the hearing.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Justice DY Chandrachud will hear the petitions challenging the decision of the central government. The bench also includes Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant.
IAS officer Shah Faesal had filed a petition
It is known that IAS officer Shah Faesal has filed a petition regarding Article 370. Faisal, an IAS officer of the year 2010 batch, is the first Kashmiri to top the All India Civil Services Examination. He was kept in custody for more than a year after Article 370 of the Constitution was removed. He resigned from the service and launched a political party ‘Jammu Kashmir People’s Movement’ in January 2019. The government did not accept his resignation and Faisal, a doctor by profession, was later posted in the Union Ministry of Culture.
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Faisal has sought the removal of his name from the petition.
Faesal had filed an application in April last year seeking his name to be removed from the list of seven petitioners who have challenged the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution.
On August 5, 2019, the central government declared Jammu and Kashmir as a union territory.
On August 5, 2019, the Center scrapped the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two union territories. Several petitions were filed in the Supreme Court against the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370.
Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti are happy with the hearing on Article 370
Meanwhile, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said that he is looking forward to hearing the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the apex court. On the other hand, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday welcomed the apex court’s decision to list for hearing the petitions challenging the decision to abrogate Article 370.
