Face of Nation : The National Conference, led by former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, moved the Supreme Court Saturday challenging the President’s order on revoking provisions of Article 370 which grant Jammu and Kashmir special status, reported news agency PTI.
In its petition, the party also sought direction from the apex court to declare the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, which was ratified by Parliament on Wednesday, as “unconstitutional, void and inoperative”. Abdullah was arrested hours after the government notified Parliament on its decision to revoke special status to the state and bifurcate it into two Union Territories — Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Former CM and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference leader Sajjad Lone were also arrested.
On Thursday, the SC refused urgent hearing of a petition challenging the Presidential Order on Article 370. The bench, headed by Justice N V Ramana, said the plea, filed by advocate ML Sharma, would be heard in due course.
