Summary:
In the view of prevailing situations in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to adjourn its hearing on a plea challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution till April 2019. Petitioner Kumari Vijayalakshmi Jha had claimed before the court that Article 370 was a temporary provision that had lapsed with the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly in 1957. Therefore, the Supreme Court bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah posted the matter for further hearing in first week of April, 2019. Earlier, all major regional parties boycotted the local body polls and threatened to snub Lok Sabha elections 2019 over the matter. "Supreme Court has adjourned till April 2019 the hearing on a plea challenging the validity of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, after Centre asks for the adjournment saying the current situation is very sensitive in the state," the news agency ANI reported..