Supreme Court docket asks Centre to reply to demand to repair timeline to revive statehood to Jammu & Kashmir

The Supreme Court docket on Friday requested the Centre to reply to the demand to repair a timeline to revive statehood to Jammu & Kashmir.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai and Justice Okay Vinod Chandran requested Centre to file its response inside six weeks, Bar and Bench reported.

“Realized SG states that elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Meeting have been held in a peaceable method and an elected authorities was put in place. It’s said that there was substantial progress in Jammu and Kashmir, however sure incidents, together with the Pahalgam assault, have taken place and all should be considered earlier than a ultimate name (is taken on the restoration of statehood). It’s said that the Centre and State are in session. Realized SG seeks extra time to reply. We grant 6 weeks time to reply to the submissions made by the petitioners,” the apex courtroom’s order mentioned.

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