Article 370 verdict: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, articulating the judgment alongside Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, underscored Article 370's temporary nature and asserted the president's authority to revoke it.
The hashtag #NayaJammuKashmir gained traction across social media, particularly in X, following the Supreme Court's recent ruling upholding the Centre's decision to revoke Article 370, which had granted special status to the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, articulating the judgment alongside Justices Gavai and Surya Kant, underscored Article 370's temporary nature and asserted the president's authority to revoke it.
Article 370 verdict: Supreme Court upholds reorganisation of Ladakh as Union Territory
Here are a few tweets:
Congratulations to all our fellow citizens! Today as the constitutional bench of the most Hon'ble Supreme Court of India upheld the decision of the Union Government to abrogate Article 370, each and everyone of us must truly Celebrate this! The Union Govt must now ensure…
— Tehseen Poonawalla Official 🇮🇳 (@tehseenp)Today's Supreme Court verdict on the abrogation of Article 370 is historic and constitutionally upholds the decision taken by the Parliament of India on 5th August 2019; it is a resounding declaration of hope, progress and unity for our sisters and brothers in Jammu, Kashmir and…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)Article 370 was a temporary provision.
This line sums up the Article 370 judgement for me.
It's time to celebrate !!! pic.twitter.com/GWFmxJ4yQx
जहां हुए बलिदान मुखर्जी..
वो कश्मीर हमारा है! pic.twitter.com/XevbDNYtFV
जहां हुए बलिदान मुखर्जी वो कश्मीर हमारा है !!
जम्मू कश्मीर से आर्टिकल 370 को हटाने के राष्ट्रपति के आदेश को सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने वैध माना।
भारत माता की जय 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/CGa9gqP7nn
जहा हुए बलिदान मुखर्जी जी वो कश्मीर हमारा है,
नहीं थोड़ा कम और ज्यादा वो सारा सारा हमारा है,
तिरंगा लहराया प्यारा कश्मीर अब है ये हमारा, pic.twitter.com/Oh8NmywZ9F
Article 370 can now NEVER be restored.
Syama Prasad Mukherjee's dream fulfilled by PM Modi.
Here is why.
The way to change / amend Article 370 was through provision Article 370(3). This could be done by Presidential order and was thus a relatively simple… pic.twitter.com/xiiEX0tRAr
The Supreme Court's validation serves as a political boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming national elections. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, India's only Muslim-majority region, lost its special status in August 2019 under Article 370, subsequent to the BJP's landslide victory in elections and the implementation of a significant electoral promise by the prime minister.
Supreme Court upholds abrogation of Article 370 in landmark verdict
The legal proceedings encompassed petitions contesting legislative and executive orders aimed at nullifying the special status of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, dividing it into union territories, including Ladakh. Following the abrogation, the Jammu and Kashmir administration enforced restrictions on movement, internet access, and detained local political figures.
Article 370 conferred substantial autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir while limiting the Centre's jurisdiction to domains such as finance, defence, foreign affairs, and communications. Its revocation in 2019 initiated debates regarding its constitutional validity and the subsequent ramifications.
Introduced in 1954 through a presidential order under Article 370, Article 35A empowered the Jammu and Kashmir legislature to delineate permanent residents, imposing strict constraints on non-residents, prohibiting land ownership, government employment, and educational scholarships within the region.
After the annulment of Article 370, the region underwent a reorganization, transitioning into two Union Territories—Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. While Ladakh emerged as a Union Territory without a legislature, Jammu and Kashmir retained its legislative assembly.