PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on July 1 requested Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud for an early hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the revocation of Article 370 in August 2019.
CJI Chandrachud is currently on a tour of Jammu and Kashmir and delivered the inaugural address on the second day 19th All India Legal Services Authorities meeting in Srinagar on Friday, besides attending the foundation laying function of the new high court complex in Jammu a day earlier.
“We welcome CJI to Jammu and Kashmir and want to remind him of Article 370 and the commitment of the people of the country to maintain the special status [of J&K under the constitutional provision] when the Muslim majority region joined hands with India without any compulsion," Ms. Mehbooba told reporters here.
