Supreme Court Asks Centre For Timeframe To Make J&K A State Again | Read
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government for a "timeframe" to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and stressed the importance of the restoration of democracy. The court - hearing several petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, which gave J&K its special status - also asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, "Can you convert a State into a UT? Can a UT be carved out of a State?" To this Mr Mehta replied in the affirmative and pointed to Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh as examples.
