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The Supreme Court s Constitution bench upheld the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special autonomous status to Jammu & Kashmir, and affirmed that it was a temporary provision meant for the constitutional integration of the region with the Union. The controversy surrounding Article 370 s permanence was addressed in 2018 when the Supreme Court stated it had acquired permanent status. The provision, drafted in 1947 by Sheikh Abdullah, sought iron-clad autonomy for J&K, a demand the Centre did not comply with.
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