The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional order abrogating Article 370, calling the special status for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir a "temporary".
"Article 370 was an interim arrangement due to war conditions in the state," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said, reading the majority judgment. "Textual reading also indicate that it is a temporary provision. Marginal note says it is temporary and transitory."
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In a 5-0 unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of India upheld the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution by the Centre. The 5 Judge Bench was led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Bhushan R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant were the other…
Here are the top quotes from the Supreme Court verdict on a series of petitions challenging the Centre's August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed a special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.