{"id":2907,"date":"2023-09-11T09:38:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/indian-sc-to-hold-daily-hearings-on-iiojk-special-status-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T09:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T09:38:14","slug":"indian-sc-to-hold-daily-hearings-on-iiojk-special-status-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/indian-sc-to-hold-daily-hearings-on-iiojk-special-status-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian SC to hold daily hearings on IIOJK special status | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Indian Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to commence hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Modi government\u2019s decision to scrap Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s (IIOJK) special status starting August.<\/p>\n

Nearly five years since the revocation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution that had granted special status to the disputed territory, the country’s top court is finally set to hear the batch of 23 petitions challenging the August 2019 move.<\/p>\n

Notably, the matter was last heard in March 2020 before going into limbo, reported the Indian news outlet The Wire<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

According to Indian Express<\/em><\/a>, the five-judge constitutional bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, which took up the batch of petitions on Tuesday to issue directions for fulfilling procedural formalities before the start of the actual hearing, said the hearing of the petitions \u201cshall commence on 2 August at 10.30 am and shall thereafter continue on a day to day except on miscellaneous days (days when SC hears miscellaneous matters)\u201d.<\/p>\n

The bench, also comprising Justices Sanjib Khanna, S K Kaul, B R Gavai and Surya Kant, recorded in its order that Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has assured that the affidavit filed by the Centre on Monday in the matter has \u201cno bearing on the constitutional issues raised in petitions\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read <\/strong>Will the Indian top court do justice to Kashmiris?<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Solicitor General has informed that though the Union of India has filed an additional affidavit, setting out the Union government\u2019s perspective in regard to the post-notification developments, the contents of the affidavit have no bearing on constitutional issues raised in petitions and thus are not to be relied upon for that purpose,\u201d the order said.<\/p>\n

Separately, Indian news agency ANI<\/em> reported that the court had appointed two advocates as \u201cnodal counsels for the preparation of common convenience compilations of documents\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWritten submissions shall also be filed on or before July 27 and no further additions to the convenience compilation shall be permissible,\u201d it quoted India\u2019s top court as saying.<\/p>\n

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Supreme Court\u2019s five-judge Constitution bench says hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the abrogation from of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir will start from August 2. pic.twitter.com\/eTJ1oFw9SJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Commenting on the hearing, former chief minister of occupied Kashmir Omar Abdullah said he “hoped the hearing ends soon and Supreme Court’s decision comes soon”.<\/p>\n

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#WATCH<\/a> | “…The hearing on Article 370 is beginning. We hope that the hearing ends soon and Supreme Court’s decision comes before us soon,” says National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on the hearing in Supreme Court on abrogation of Article 370 to begin from August 2 pic.twitter.com\/k6hhsIXOuz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Meanwhile, the People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former chief minister of IIOJK Mehbooba Mufti took to Twitter to express her apprehensions about the top court’s decision to take up the pleas after \u201cremaining silent for four years\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Hon\u2019ble SCs decision to not rely on GOIs affidavit vindicates that it doesnt have a logical explanation to justify illegal abrogation of Article 370. Having said that there are legitimate apprehensions about why SC has taken up the Article 370 with such alacrity after their visit\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/RIEYgEvcoh<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

“There are legitimate apprehensions about why SC has taken up the Article 370 with such alacrity after their visit to Kashmir. After remaining silent for four years the decision to hear the case on a daily basis does evoke misgivings,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n