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The Supreme Court said the Centre’s fresh affidavit claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity” post abrogation of Article 370 has “no bearing on the constitutional challenge” to the repeal of the provision. SC would start hearing the case from August 2.

The Amarnath Yatra was suspended for the fourth consecutive day due to a closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway owing to the extensive damage, leaving 15,000 pilgrims stranded

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers, Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, on July 10 reacted sharply to the arguments filed by the Centre to the Supreme Court (SC) in defence of the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, just a day ahead of hearing of the petitions challenging the move.

The Centre, a day before a Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity”