The Supreme Court will be hearing a batch of petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A of the Constitution on Monday (August 6). The article grants special rights and privileges to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
The petitions also include an appeal by a non-governmental organisation called “We the Citizens”, which had filed a petition in 2014 to abolish the law as they felt that the special status being conferred to the people of the hill state is “unconstitutional”. The petitions will be heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud.
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- According to the Article 35A, which was issued by the President of India on 14 May 1954, ppermanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir are accorded special rights and privileges. The article also denies property rights to a native woman, if she marries a person from outside the state.
- Life has come to a standstill after separatist leaders like Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, who are against the legal challenge called for a complete shutdown across the valley.
- Since Sunday (August 5), tension has gripped Jammu and Kashmir. Shopkeepers and businessmen shut down their stores and outlets and people remained indoors.
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