Respond In 4 Weeks To Pleas Challenging Change In Status Of J-K

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond in four weeks to petitions challenging the change in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir following dilution of Article 370. A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice NV Ramana gave one week to the petitioners for filing their rejoinders.

The Bench — which will also have Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice R Subhash Reddy, Justice BR Gavai and Justice Surya Kant — posted the matter for further hearing on November 14.
The top court made it clear that it would not accept any other petitions on the issue for hearing.

The court gave four weeks to the Centre to respond to the petitions after Attorney General KK Venugopal and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Government needed to file its response before the matter was heard. Venugopal is representing the Centre while Mehta is representing the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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