Prepared for Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre Informs Supreme Court

Delhi, August 31: The central government conveyed to the Supreme Court on Thursday its readiness to conduct elections in Jammu and Kashmir without delay. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, indicated that the voter list update process has made substantial progress, with only a remaining portion being handled by the Election Commission.

Mehta informed the Supreme Court that three pending elections are on the horizon. Notably, the introduction of a three-tier Panchayat ...

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SC Starts Hearing  Pleas Against The Abrogation Of Article 370 Today

Delhi, August 02: The Supreme Court is hearing from August 2 a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is conducting day-to-day hearings from today.

The Bench, also comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant, had on July 11 fixed July 27 as the deadline for filing writte...

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