New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Monday agreed to re-constitute bench to hear pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 after summer Vacation i.e 11 July 2022.
The bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of senior advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for one of the petitioners, that the plea needed urgent hearing in view of the delimitation exercise being carried out in the state.
“This is the Article 370 matter. The delimitation is also going on,” the senior lawyer said.
"Let me see,” the CJI (chief justice of India) said, adding “This is a five-judge matter. I will have to reconstitute the bench.”
Several petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 were filed since 2019. The top court has agreed to hear pleas almost after four years.
The court agreed to re-constitute a five-judge bench to hear pleas after summer vacation.
In August 2019, the BJP government unilaterally stripped J&K's semi-autonomous status and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two union territories.