Published Dec 11, 2023 | 11:31 AM ⚊ Updated Dec 11, 2023 | 11:31 AM
Supreme Court of India. (Wikimedia Commons)
A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday, 11 December, commenced pronouncing three separate judgements to decide the validity of the Union government’s decision of 5 August, 2019, to abrogate the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed a special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, assembled at 10.56 am to pronounce the three separate and concurring judgements.
The CJI said there are three judgements on the issue. While the CJI writes the judgement on behalf of himself, Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, and Justice Kaul and Justice Khanna write separately.
The apex court reserved its verdict in the matter on 5 September after a 16-day hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370.
The pronouncement of the verdict by the CJI is underway.
