SC Says Its Ambit Is To See Whether Repeal Of Provisions In August 2019 Amounted To “Constitutional Violation” New Delhi: Amid arguments that Article 3470 was not just a letter but the beliefs of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court of India on Thursday said that its ambit was to see whether […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether Parliament could have enacted the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which divided the erstwhile state into two union territories, during the subsistence of President’s Rule in 2018-2019. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill was tabled and passed by the Rajya Sabha on August 5, 2019 and […]
New Delhi: PDP leader and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday invoked Lord Ram and his Raghu’ clan to say the promise made by Indians to Jammu and Kashmir natives in 1947 was on trial in the Supreme Court in which “fortunately” they still have some faith. The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has been deprived of a popular government for the past few years and is being ruled by an “air-dropped bureaucratic setup” which has no idea about the sentiments of people, the National Conference said on Wednesday. NC state spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi also did not talk […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said people in the hill states should be mindful of the building codes while undertaking constructions as non-adherence to these guidelines can have lethal consequences. “Years of Govt apathy and wilful ignorance while multi-storey concrete structures were built on unstable hillsides has lethal consequences. Who thought […]
Jammu: Scores of power consumers held a protest here on Wednesday against the decision of the Jammu and Kashmir administration to install prepaid smart meters. The protesters also blocked the highway for nearly two hours, alleging that smart meter users in Jammu were receiving exorbitant bills amounting to thousands of rupees. Meanwhile, officials said two […]
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud has said the real strength of the judicial system is granting access to justice to the citizens and a sense of confidence that an arbitrary arrest or threatened demolition “must find solace and a voice in judges of the Supreme Court”. Speaking at the Independence […]
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed happiness over the arguments in the Supreme Court during the hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, but said it was a test of Jammu and Kashmir’s decision to accede to India. The top court is hearing several petitions challenging the nullification […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the Centre should wait for the Supreme Court’s decision on Article 370’s abrogation rather than “threatening” it, saying remarks by some BJP leaders over the sub-judice matter “almost tantamount” to contempt of court. His comments came after Union minister Smriti Irani, while participating on the debate […]
New Delhi: There is no question of a Brexit-like referendum on abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, as it grappled with the question as to whether its repeal was constitutionally legal. India, it said, is a constitutional democracy where the will of its people can be ascertained […]