INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday inquired from the Union government about the tentative roadmap it had in mind for restoration of
Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant said the decision to divide J-K into UTs may have been driven by the pressing need to preserve the nation
We are conscious of the fact that these are matters of national security
We understand that ultimately the preservation of the nation itself is the overriding concern
Without putting yourself (the Union government) in a sense of bind, both you (the SG) and the AG may seek instructions at the highest level,
But I will show the statement made by the Union home minister on the floor of Parliament and the efforts on the ground
Ladakh which was hived off the erstwhile state of J-K would remain a UT.Mehta also referred to the improved security situation in the state
While the CJI agreed with the assertion, he asked about the timeline the Centre has in mind for undoing the division
Why is it not possible for the Union government to say that right now for the particular state, as there is an extreme situation in terms of
national security, it wants for a certain period of time to create a UT
But this is not a permanent feature
Mehta said it will be done after removing the reasons which necessitated converting it into UTs.The bench appeared to be appreciative of
preservation of the nation itself and in the interest of preservation of the Union itself, for a certain stipulated period, this state
it cleared the bill to dilute Article 370
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the same commitment in a televised address to the nation two days later.Detailing what he called vast
representatives have been elected only because a sense of security has been instilled among people
I am apprising the Supreme Court on national security issues that prevailed in the erstwhile state and the measures that are being taken to
