A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud today unanimously upheld the Central government’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 which conferred special status on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
Pointing out that Article 370 is a ‘temporary provision’, the Bench said that it was enacted due to wartime conditions in the State and was meant to serve a transitional purpose.
The Bench pronounced three verdicts – one by CJI DY Chandrachud for himself and Justices Gavai and Surya Kant. Whereas, Justices SK Kaul and Sanjiv Khanna have authored two separate concurring judgments.
The court held that J&K did not retain any internal sovereignty after its integration and that the concurrence of the State Government was not required to apply the Indian Constitution to the State.
