Article 370 Supreme Court Updates

Art30: Discussion on petitions of Shah Faesal and Shehla Rashid

Sr Adv Raju Ramachandran: I was appearing for seven petitioners. There are two who wants to be deleted.

CJI: Who are the two?

Ramachandran: they are Shah Faesal and Shehla Rashid

SG: he is an IAS officer hence may not want to pursue

CJI: Deletions allowed

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Sr Adv Gopal S: there are 23 petitions. 17 are challenging article 370 abrogation and the other 8 are challenging article 35A

CJI: All compilations being filed should be strictly electronic mode.

CJI: in so far as impleadments are concerned we will not shut anyone out… but you have to ration time and time has to be apportioned. the two nodal counsels in so far as intervention applications are concerned… please ensure that a separate head is prepared in index.. who filed it… who is the arguing counsel.. and tabulate the essence of the intervention

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From August 2 Hearing will take place day by day baring Monday and Friday: CJI

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Supreme Court to hear the batch of petitions challenging the Central government’s move of abrogating Article 370, which gave a special status to the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir on August 2 at 10:30am

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CJI: The affidavit of the centre has no bearing on the constitutional question

Sr Adv Dushyant Dave: the affidavit has been widely reported in the press

CJI: We cannot control what is there in the press

Dave: we have not got a copy

SG: We will give

Dave: Justice Gavai’s smiling is telling

SG: Bar sometimes reads your lordship’s silence