New Delhi, Aug 05: The Supreme Court will hear on August 8 a plea seeking directions to the Union Government to restore the statehood of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a media report said today.
Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and said that it is shown as listed on August 8. He requested that the matter not be deleted from the list of that day. CJI accepted the request, reported live Law.
August 5 is the sixth anniversary of the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370.
The application has been filed as a Miscellaneous Application in the disposed of matter “In Re : Article 370 of the Constitution” in which the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
