Article 370 abrogation
Justice Surya Kant: A Profile of India's 53rd Chief Justice and His Landmark Verdicts
Oct 27, 2025 05:12 pm CST
Justice Surya Kant, set to become India's 53rd Chief Justice on November 24, 2025, brings over two decades of judicial experience to the position. His distinguished career features landmark verdicts on Article 370 abrogation, electoral reforms, gender equality, and corruption cases. From his humble beginnings in Haryana to the apex court, Justice Kant's 15-month tenure as CJI will focus on addressing the Supreme Court's 90,000-case backlog while continuing his commitment to constitutional values and judicial reform.
Supreme Court Grants Centre Four Weeks to Address Jammu and Kashmir Statehood Restoration Petition
Oct 10, 2025 04:43 pm CST
The Supreme Court has given the central government four weeks to respond to a petition seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The Solicitor General informed the court that consultations are ongoing between central and J&K governments regarding statehood restoration, while petitioners argue that the continued delay violates India's federal structure. This follows a December 2023 Constitutional bench directive to restore statehood "at the earliest" after upholding Article 370's abrogation.
Omar Abdullah Refuses BJP Alliance for J&K Statehood Restoration: "Would Rather Resign"
Sep 30, 2025 07:36 pm CST
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has firmly rejected any possibility of aligning with the BJP to restore statehood, stating he would resign instead. Despite acknowledging this stance might delay statehood restoration, Abdullah remains committed to democratic and peaceful means of achieving this goal while citing Ladakh's situation as vindication of his position on the 2019 abrogation of Article 370.