“Though the Constitution is a political document, its provisions cannot be manipulated for political ends,” argues Kapil Sibal of Day 3 of Article 370 hearings
On Day 3 of the hearings in a batch of petitions challenging the August 5, 2019 decision to put an end to the autonomy guaranteed to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under Article 370 of the Constitution, the five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court and the petitioner’s counsel debated the legitimacy of the Presidential Orders which introduced non-restorative changes in the context of Article 370.