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The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N.V.
Ramana.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord an urgent hearing to a plea challenging the Presidential Order on Article 370 which revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status.
The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N.V.
Ramana.
Advocate M L Sharma, who has filed the petition, urged the court that his plea be listed for hearing either on August 12 or 13.
The bench, however, told Mr.
Sharma that his plea would be heard in due course.
President Ram Nath Kovind declared the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, August 7.
The move came after both houses of Parliament passed a resolution in this regard.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (3) of Article 370 read with clause (1) of Article 370 of the Constitution of India, the President, on the recommendation of Parliament, is pleased to declare that, as from the 6th August, 2019, all clauses of the said Article 370 shall cease to be operative...,” an official notification said.
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