The Centre determined to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, which led to the revocation of the particular standing of the Union Territory in the nation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre had determined to scrap Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir again in 2019 to revoke the particular standing of the UT in the nation, a transfer which was met with a large quantity of backlash from the opposition in addition to sure sections of societies in J&Okay.
Further, the Supreme Court is all set to listen to the petitions in opposition to the scrapping of Article 370 in Kashmir in the present day, to find out whether or not the scrapping of the Article by Centre ought to have been executed with the consent of the individuals of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Supreme Court bench can even decide if the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories by the parliament was constitutional or not. The SC bench for the listening to of the plea will encompass Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant.
Why was Article 370 scrapped by Centre in J-Okay?
Jammu and Kashmir had been a disturbed space in the nation for a number of a long time, disputed between India and Pakistan with a lot of militants in addition to elevated bouts of violence famous in the world, which prompted the Centre to take motion.
Article 370 granted particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir in India, underneath which the state had a separate structure and autonomy from inside administration. However, the scrapping of the article made it fall underneath the Indian structure and bifurcated into two UTs.
The Centre justified the scrapping of Article 370 in Kashmir as a transfer to finish the violence and disturbances in the world, in addition to assist individuals of the UT search the identical authorities advantages as the remainder of the nation comparable to reservation, proper to schooling and proper to info.
What has changed in J-Okay, Ladakh?
Earlier, Kashmir had a complete of 87 meeting seats, however since the scrapping of Article 370, the state has been divided into two UTs – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Like the remainder of the nation, the Indian Constitution and Indian Penal Code is relevant in Jammu and Kashmir, and the UT now not has its separate flag.
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