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Supreme Court seeks center’s reply on j&K stateHood; Says ‘Can’T Ignore Pahalgam Attack’
Samira Vishwas | August 15, 2025 4:24 AM CST

New delhi: The Supreme Court Made Several Important observations while hearing on Thursday a petition seeking restauration of full stateHood to Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench Headed by Chief Justice Br Gavai has sought a response from the central government in the matter with weeks. In its remarks, the court also referred to the recent terrorist attack in pahalgam and made it clear that “Such Attacks cannot be ignored.”

An Interesting Debate Took Place in the Case when Senior Advocate Gopal Shankarnarayanan, appearing for the petitioners, argued that 21 months have passed since the Supreme Court ‘ 2023, but the statehood has not been restored yet. He reminded the central government of the assurance that the statehood of jammu and kashmir would be restored.

On the other hand, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on Behalf of the Central Government, Replied that the issue would be considered only after the Elections. He said, “We have assured that the state status will be restored after the elections. The status of this region is special.” Mehta sought eight weeks from the court so that the government could present its side on the matter.

This petition has been filled by college Teacher zahoor ahmed bhat and social activist khurshid ahmed ahmed malik. They argue that the status of the union territory is affecting the fundamental rights of the citizens. This case is to the decision to remove article 370 in August 2019 and bifurcate jammu and kashmir into two union territories.

Earlier, Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Had also reacted to this issue and said that restoring the status of the state is not a “concession” Nessary Reforms. ” He stressed that this issue is beyond regional politics and should be seen in the context of national unity.

The Supreme Court has listed the matter for hising again after eight weeks. This matter is not only of constitutional importance, but it will also have a direct impact on the lives of the people of jammu and kashmir. The court’s comment that “The events in pahalgam cannot be ignored” makes it clear

The Biggest Question in this Entre Dispute is whats the Central Government will return full statehood to jammu and kashmir as promised. Will any decision be taken on this only after the elections? And will this step prove helpful in bringing peace and stability to the region?

The answers to all these questions may come out in the next hearing. At present, this case seems to be testing the Indian Constitution and Democracy.


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