In 2019 the government – amid a furious pushback from political activists and opposition leaders – scrapped Article 370 and split Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories – J&K and Ladakh.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government for a “timeframe” to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and stressed the importance of the restoration of democracy. The court – hearing several petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, which gave J&K its special status – also asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, “Can you convert a State into a UT? Can a UT be carved out of a State?” To this Mr Mehta replied in the affirmative and pointed to Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh as examples.
In 2019 the government – amid a furious pushback from political activists and opposition leaders – scrapped Article 370 and split Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories – J&K and Ladakh. The government had assured its critics that statehood would restored “once situation returns to normal”.
“A statement (on restoration of statehood for J&K) has been made on the floor of Parliament. Efforts are being made… once situation returns to normal,” Mr Mehta told the court today.
