Don’t Forget Pahalgam Terror Attack: Supreme Court’s Key Remarks On Restoration Of J&K’s Statehood

Delhi/Hyderabad, Aug 14 (Maxim News): The Supreme Court has made key comments on the restoration of Jammu and kashmir’s statehood. The country’s top court has commented that the current realities in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir need to be taken into account and incidents like the Pahalgam attack cannot be ignored.

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The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the central government, directing it to file a counter affidavit within eight weeks on the petitions filed to restore jammu and kashmir’s statehood.

In 2024, academician Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and socio-political activist Khurshayed Ahmed Malik filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the central government to restore the statehood of jammu and Kashmir within two months. They stated in the petition that any further delay in restoring the statehood of Jammu And Kashmir would severely diminish the influence of the democratically elected government there, which would be a serious violation of the principles of federalism, which are part of the basic structure of the Indian Constitution.

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The petitions we4re heard by a two judge bench comprising Chief Justice of india BR Gavai and Justice K.vinod Chandran on thursday (August 14), Solicitor General Tushar mehta, appearing for the central government, argued that there are several factors to be considered in the process of restoring the statehood of Jammu and kashmir.

Taking into account Tushazr Mehta’s comments, the Supreme Court said that the petitioners should also consider the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir and that the recent Pahalgam terror attack there cannot be ignored. The Supreme Court has issued notices to the central government to clarify its position on the restoration of jammu and kashmir’s statehood within 8 weeks. The court later adjourned the hearing for 8 weeks.

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It is known that on August 5, 2019, the central government revoked Article 370 of the Constitution, which granted special status to the state of jammu and kashmir. Along with revoking Article 370, the center divided the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. While many people approached the Supreme Court against the revocation of Article 370, the country’s highest court dismissed those petitions on December 11, 2023.

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the state of Jammu and kashmir. At the same time, the Central government ordered that assembly elections be held in the union territory by September 2024 and its statehood be restored expeditiously. As the central government did not take any decision on the restoration of statehood, petitions were filed in the Supreme Court in 2024 seeking directions to the center to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within two months. (Maxim News)

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