India Top Court Agrees to Examine Scrapping of Kashmir Autonomy
- Court refers Modi’s Kashmir decision to consitution bench
- Judges refuse to immediately lift unprecedented restrictions
A woman beats a burning effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an anti-India protest rally in Karachi on Aug. 25.
Photographer: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images
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India’s Supreme Court has agreed to examine the constitutional validity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to scrap Kashmir’s autonomy but refused to immediately lift an unprecedented state-wide lockdown on communications and movement.
The court’s three-judge panel headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said a constitution bench comprising five judges will review the legality of abrogating Article 370 of Indian constitution that granted Kashmir special status in the first week of October. Petitions on the lockdown will be heard after seven days.