The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea challenging the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370. A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar issued notice to the Centre and sought its reply within four weeks. <br/><br/>The Delhi High Court had on April 11 this year rejected the plea challenging the validity of Article 370, saying nothing survives in it as the Supreme Court has already dismissed a petition on the issue. <br/><br/>The petitioner contends that Article 370 was a temporary provision that had lapsed with the dissolution of the state's Constituent Assembly in 1957. In July 2014, the Supreme Court had dismissed a plea challenging the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir and had asked the petitioner to move the high court.
News On AIR | August 8, 2017 3:24 PM
SC issues notice to Centre on special status to J&K under Article 370