Up to date on: Aug 05, 2025 11:24 am IST
The Supreme Court docket will hear an utility on August 8 relating to the restoration of statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.
The Supreme Court docket will hear on Friday, August 8, an utility searching for instructions to the central authorities to revive the statehood of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Reside Legislation reported. Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan talked about the matter earlier than Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and stated it’s proven as listed on August 8.
Gopal Sankaranarayanan requested that the matter not be deleted from the listing for that day. Justice Gavai accepted the request, the report added.
Incidently, on August 5, 2019, the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing and bifurcated the state into two Union territories.
The Congress will observe August 5 as a “black day” in opposition to the downgrading of J&Okay from a state to a Union territory six years in the past and can sit on a dharna to press for the restoration of statehood.
