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The Supreme Court will announce its verdict on Friday on pleas challenging the restrictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5 after the Centre revoked the region’s special status. The top court had reserved its ruling on the matter on November 27. The bench of Justices NV Ramana, R Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, had heard a series of petitions on the matter, including those filed by Kashmir Times Editor Anuradha Bhasin and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.

The petitioners argued that the restrictions were unreasonable and that the long duration of curbs could only be invoked by declaring an emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution. However, the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration justified the restrictions by saying that they were necessary for the interests of national security.