August 06
The Apex court of India is has postponed the hearing on the key petition to second week of January after both Central and state Government of Jammu Kashmir sought postponement on the petition challenging Article 35A.
The Supreme court of India that had earlier adjourned the hearing on the petition to August 31 is being responded to by Kashmiris by a complete shutdown.
The Additional Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta representing JK had submitted before the supreme court that, “All the Security agencies are engaged in the preparation of the local body elections in the state.”
AG KK Venugopal appearing for Center told SC,”Let local body elections finish in a peaceful manner.”
Protests are being held in Jammu Kashmir against the legal challenge to Article 35-A of the Constitution (special status to Jammu Kashmir) in the Supreme Court.
The protesters wowed to defend the constitutional provision, that bars people from outside Jammu Kashmir acquire any immovable property in the state.
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Traders organisations took out a protest march and held a sit-in many places of the valley including Sringar, Tral, Islamabad (Anantnag), Pulwama, Kulgam.
Peaceful rallies were taken out at several places in other districts and towns of the valley, they said.
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The state government had earlier filed an application before the Registrar of the Supreme Court, informing that it is going to seek adjournment of the hearing of the petition in view of the “ongoing preparations for the upcoming panchayat and urban local body and municipal elections in the state”.
A non-governmental organisation named ‘We the Citizens’, filed a petitioned in the Indian Supreme Court in 2014 to abolish the law on the grounds that it was “unconstitutional.”