Article 370, a curtain-raiser: Factum valet or redemption of federalism? Supreme Court to decide
Article 370, under which Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was guaranteed a special status of substantial autonomy within the Union of India, was nullified on August 5, 2019 through a Presidential Order while J&K was under a military siege and all its leadership across the political spectrum behind bars. Three years down the line, when the ‘facts on the ground’ have been changed substantially, at least in legal terms, and most of the local leadership remains incarcerated, the Supreme Court of India is finally set to hear a batch of petitions challenging various aspects of the decisions taken on and around that fateful day.