New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea seeking a declaration that abrogation of Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was "constitutionally valid".
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud asked the petitioner’s counsel, “What kind of a petition is this? You are now seeking a declaration by this court that the abrogation of Article 370 is valid?”. The top court said the issue of the constitutional validity of abrogation of Article 370 is already being heard by a five-judge constitution bench of the apex court.
The bench, also comprising justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, asked the counsel, “Why should we issue that declaration on your petition? Who has set your client up?” The PIL sought a declaration that the abrogation of Article 370 (1) of the Constitution and the deletion of Article 35-A were "constitutionally valid".
