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Article 370 Verdict: The Supreme Court has ruled that the order scrapping J&K Special Status is constitutionally valid. The Centre in 2019 scrapped the special status and split the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Article 370 Verdict: The Supreme Court has ruled on whether the Scrapping of the Special Status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir are valid in terms of legality and constitutional procedures.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court pronounced the verdict on the constitutional validity of the Centre's move to scrap 'Article 370', a special status granted to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Supreme Court refused to rule on the validity of the Presidential rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir in December 2018 since it was not specifically challenged by the petitioner, the Chief Justice of India said.
Chief Justice of India said Article 370 was a temporary provision. CJI DY Chandrachud read out the verdict. He said that Jammu and Kashmir held no internal sovereignty after accession to India and that there was no prima facie case that the President’s orders were malafide or extraneous exercise of power.
Justice Kaul recommended setting up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to look into alleged violations of human rights by both state and non-state actors in J&K. It should be based on dialogue and not become a criminal court, he added - highlighting that old wounds must heal and as a nation - we must move on. Justice Kaul cited instances of such commissions having been set up in many countries of Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere after bouts of internal strife. The purpose of such bodies is to probe allegations of rights abuses and help restore peace between communities through the delivery of justice, Justice Kaul added.
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