SC to take up Article 370 abrogation pleas today

Sep 16, 2019 18:49 IST

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear pleas challenging abrogation of provisions of Article 370 — which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, validity of imposition of President's rule and the restrictions imposed in the Union Territory. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA Bobde and S Abdul Nazeer will also hear a bunch fresh petitions, including the one filed by former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad seeking permission to visit his family members and relatives. Azad, had tried to visit the region twice after the abrogation of Article 370 but was sent back from the Srinagar airport by the authorities.