Special status to J&K: SC's Constitution Bench likely to hear matter

The SC observed that the petitions that demanded the scrapping of the two articles be heard together.

The petitions challenging the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir are most likely to heard by a Constitution Bench considering the sensitivity of the matter. A petition challenging Articles 370 and 35 A of the Constitution which give special status to Jammu and Kashmir are up for challenge before the Supreme Court. Article 370 provides special status to Jammu and Kashmir, while Article 35A gives powers to the state legislature to define permanent residents of the state and their privileges.

The SC observed that the petitions that demanded the scrapping of the two articles be heard together. The court posted the matter for further hearing on August 29.

The petition alleged that under the garb of Article 35A and 370, the state government has been discriminating against non-residents who are debarred from buying properties, getting a government job or voting in local elections.

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