New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will start hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.
A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant said it will proceed to hear the case on a day-to-day basis except on miscellaneous days — Mondays and Fridays.
It asked all parties to file all documents, compilations and written submissions by July 27.
The bench in its order stated, “The hearing of the petitions before the constitution bench shall commence on August 2, 10.30 am and then proceed on day to day basis barring miscellaneous days that is Mondays and Fridays.”
It appointed advocates Prasanna and Kanu Agrawal as the nodal counsel for the preparation of common convenience compilations, which has to be filed by July 27.
