'You cannot ignore what happened in Pahalgam,' CJI observes as SC seeks Centre's reply on J&K statehood plea
Supreme Court
on Thursday asked the Centre to respond to a petition seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
A bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran noted Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's submission that 'several considerations go into the decision-making process.' The court listed the petition, filed by academician
Zahoor Ahmad Bhat
and socio-political activist Ahmad Malik, for hearing after eight weeks.
'You cannot ignore what happened in Pahalgam... It is for Parliament and the Executive to take a decision,' the CJI told senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Bhat, who had sought an early hearing.
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On December 11, 2023, the Supreme Court had unanimously upheld the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, while directing that assembly elections be held in the union territory by September 2024 and that statehood be restored 'at the earliest.'
The current plea, filed last year, urges the Centre to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within two months.
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