Judicial History of Article 370: SC Rulings On Jammu & Kashmir Special Status

Karan Tripathi

18 Aug 2019 9:33 AM IST

'Art.1 of the Constitution of India and S.3 of the Jammu & Kashmir Constitution make it clear that India shall be a Union of States, and that the State of Jammu & Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India' : SC in SBI v Santosh Gupta (2017).

The special status of Jammu & Kashmir was accommodated in the Indian polity by the incorporation of Article 370 to the Indian Constitution and the Presidential Orders that ensued. These Presidential Orders, passed under clause 1(d) of Article 370, not only extended provision of the Constitution to the State but also modified their applicability to suit its special needs and...

Judicial History of Article 370: SC Rulings On Jammu & Kashmir Special Status

Karan Tripathi

'Art.1 of the Constitution of India and S.3 of the Jammu & Kashmir Constitution make it clear that India shall be a Union of States, and that the State of Jammu & Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India' : SC in SBI v Santosh Gupta (2017).

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