Article 370 Verdict: SC upholds reorganisation of Ladakh as Union Territory

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Also Read: SC asks Centre to hold elections in J-K by September 2024 "We hold the exercise of presidential power to issue constitutional order abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution as valid," the CJI said. Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India and this is evident from Articles 1 and 370, he said while pronouncing the judgment.

“The Constituent Assembly of J&K was never intended to be a permanent body," the CJI stated. Also Read: Live updates on Article 370 verdict here “The power of the President under Article 370(3) to issue a notification that Article 370 ceases to exist subsists even after the dissolution of the J&K Constituent Assembly.

The recommendation of the Constituent Assembly was not binding on the President. J&K Constituent Assembly was intended to be a temporary body," the CJI said.

On August 5, 2019, the Central government announced the revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir granted under Article 370 and split the region into two union territories. On September 5, the apex court reserved the judgment after hearing the arguments for 16 days.