Review petition filed in Supreme Court on Article 370 verdict
Srinagar, Jan 10 : Article 370 that had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir is once again in headlines after a review petition was filed on Tuesday in the Supreme Court against its verdict last year upholding the abrogation of Article 370.Â
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According to details available with KNS the review petition was filed in the top court by Awami National Conference senior vice-president Muzaffar Shah, JKPM leader Mohammad Hussian and advocate Muzaffar Iqbal Khan, who were among other petitioners in the Article 370 case.Â
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On December 11, a 5-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud upheld legal validity of the abrogation of Article 370 by the President on August 05, 2019.Â
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While reading out the verdict in the case, the top court had also asked the Centre to restore J&K’s statehood as soon as possible and hold assembly elections in the Union Territory before September 30, 2024.
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The petitioners, who filed the review petition said that today was the last date to file the petition in the top court and they have filed the petition.Â
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“Not only we but the people of Jammu and Kashmir humbly disagree with the Supreme Court verdict as there are massive loopholes in the verdict. The Constitution has given us a right so we have filed the review petition, which was to be filed within a time frame and we did it,” Muzaffar Shah, one of the petitioners told reporters in Delhi. (KNS)
