“We hold that the effect of the Presidential Power to issue a notification abrogating Article 370 subsists”, CJI

Justice DY Chandrachud
Justice DY Chandrachud

“We hold that the effect of the Presidential Power to issue a notification abrogating Article 370 subsists”, CJI

Aman Zutshi

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud with his bench of senior four judges  senior judges of the court Justices S K Kaul, Sanjeev Khanna, B R Gavai, and Surya Kant on Monday reserved his decision on petitions challenging removal of Article-370 supporting the Indian Indian Prez power to issue a notification removing special status Article-370 saying it is applicable and subsist.

The abrogation of Article-370 will continue the  CJI and his bench of judges remarked.

“Now effect of dissolution of Constituent Assembly. We hold that the effect of the Presidential Power to issue a notification abrogating Article 370 subsists. A ruler of each Indian state had to issue a proclamation adopting the Constitution of India”, CJI pronounced delivering his judgement on the removal of Article-370.

“We hold that the effect of the Presidential Power to issue a notification abrogating Article 370 subsists”, he added.

On August 5, 2019, the President of India issued the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 2019, which removed Article 370 — the law that provided special status to Jammu & Kashmir in the form of autonomy over local regime and its constitution.

On August 6, the Parliament passed the J&K Reorganisation Bill of 2019, dividing the erstwhile J&K state into two union territories that is J&K and Ladakh.