The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the petitions posing legal challenges to the Centre’s decision to scrap provisions of Article 370 which abrogated special status to Jammu and Kashmir and subsequent measures putting restrictions on the working of media in the region.
A special bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer, will hear the petitions filed by advocate M L Sharma and Executive Editor, Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin.
Advocate Shakir Sahbir and advocate ML Sharma have challenged the validity of the Presidential Orders. Tehseen Poonawalla has challenged the curfew imposed in Kashmir. Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin has challenged the restrictions on telecommunication, internet and freedom of movement.
What is noteworthy is that the Supreme Court currently has no judge from Jammu & Kashmir.
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