Supreme Court Upholds Abrogation Of Article 370: Live Updates From Judgment Pronouncement

#BREAKING Judgment pronouncement ends.

#SupremeCourt upholds the abrogation of the special Status of Jammu and Kashmir under #Article370.

SC issues directions to hold elections to the J&K State Assembly and says that the restoration of the statehood be expedited.

Justice Khanna : CO 272 Amending Article 367 was bad in law, however the same objective was achieved by 370(3) and thus the CO 273 is valid.

Justice Kaul : Truth and Reconciliation Commission could facilitate a reparative approach, that enables forgiveness for the wounds of the past and forms the basis of achieving a shared national identity.

Justice Kaul : The Commission must not turn into a criminal court and must be offering a platform for dialogue...

Refers to Truth and Reconciliation Commission set up in South Africa

Justice Kaul : It is for the government to decide the manner in which the Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be set up, considering the sensitivities of the issues involved.

Justice Kaul : The Commission must be set up before memory escapes. The exercise must be time-bound. There is an entire generation of youth that has grown up with a feeling of distrust and it is to them that we owe the greatest day of liberation.

#BREAKING Justice Kaul : I recommend the setting up of an impartial Truth and Reconciliation committee to investigate and report on the violations of human rights both by the State and non-state actors at least since 1980s and recommend measures for reconciliation.

J Kaul : First step towards healing the wounds is the acknowledgement of the acts of violations done by the State and its actors.... truth-telling paves a way for reconciliation...

J Kaul : In my epilogue I have said -In order to move forwards, wounds require healing...inter-generational trauma is felt by people..

J Kaul : Regarding the amendment of Article 370 using 367, I have said when a procedure is prescribed, it has to be followed. Amendment through the backdoor not permissible.