Petition questions ending special status

Why is it in news?
  • A writ petition was filed in the Supreme Courtchallenging theConstitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 2019 notification.
  • The notification amends Article 370 and does away with The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of May 14, 1954.
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  • What the petition has to say
(1) Tetitihe pon declare the notification as unconstitutional, illegal and arbitrary.
(2) It refers to how political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir were detained/arrested before the issuance of the notification .
(3) No meaningful legislative or representative debate.
(4) Thenotificationto circumventnon-existence of the constituent Assemblyamended the expression to Legislative Assembly.
(5) Amendment to Article 370 should undergone the constitutional amendment procedure.
Source
The Hindu
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 7th Aug 2019
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