Welcoming the Supreme Court s verdict on Article 370, traders and industrialists in Jammu said they are looking forward to the restoration of statehood and democratically elected government in Jammu and Kashmir. During the day, the top court unanimously upheld the Centre s decision to abrogate Article 370 and directed restoration of statehood in Jammu and Kashmir "at the earliest" and set a September 30, 2024 deadline for holding assembly elections there.