India’s top court has begun considering a challenge to the 2019 imposition of direct rule in Indian-administered Kashmir, a snap decision accompanied by mass arrests and a months-long internet blackout.
The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, on Tuesday announced it will conduct day-to-day hearings of the petitions challenging the government’s decision to revoke the region’s special status from August 2.
