Says Entire Parliament Taken Into Confidence New Delhi: The decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 that accorded “special status” to the the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was not made by the political executive alone and Indian Parliament was taken into confidence, the Supreme Court was told on Friday. As the long-winded debate […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a plea regarding denial of plough’ symbol to its candidates for the upcoming Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) polls on September 10. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah concluded hearing arguments on behalf of the lawyers representing union territory administration […]
Informs SC That Polls Can Be Held At Any Time, Restoration Of Statehood Will Take Some Time New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that elections can be held in Jammu and Kashmir “anytime from now” with most of the work on the voters’ list over, and the decision on specific dates […]
Jammu/Srinagar: The Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court on restoration of statehood and holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir is nothing new but just a diversionary tactic, political parties in the valley said on Thursday. While the National Conference (NC) described the submissions made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in the top court as […]
Lack Of Electoral Democracy Cannot Be Allowed To Go On ‘Indefinitely’, Says SC New Delhi: The Government of India told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the union territory status of Jammu and Kashmir is not a “permanent thing” and that it will make an elaborate statement on the vexatious political issue in the court […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the arguments by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta in Supreme Court during the hearings on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 vindicated her party’s stand that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was far from normal. The Solicitor General on Tuesday informed a five-judge […]
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Rajani Patil on Saturday said the delay in the conduct of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir implies that the BJP is scared. Patil, the AICC in-charge of Jammu and Kashmir affairs, was here to attend a ceremony to felicitate the newly-inducted Congress Central Working Committee members. […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a declaration that abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was constitutionally valid. Terming the plea as “misconceived”, a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the issue of constitutional […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said BJP government had insulted National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who worked for accession of the only Muslim-majority state to India. Mufti made the remark apparently in reference to the dropping of ‘Sher’, a popular moniker of Sheikh Abdullah, from the Kashmir International Convention Centre. Replying to […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said why the BJP is scared of holding the assembly elections. He said the appointment of JKLF chief Mohammad Yasin Malik’s wife as a special advisor to Pakistan’s newly appointed caretaker prime minister was the neighbouring country’s internal matter. Mishal Hussain Malik, a Pakistani national married to […]