Indian SC upholds abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories

The Indian Supreme Court upheld the constitutional order that read down the Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir state into two Union Territories in August 2019 stating Article 370 is a temporary provision, introduced to serve two purposes – transitional and temporary.

After hearing the petitions challenging the Narendra Modi government’s move it also ruled judgment on whether Jammu and Kashmir retained an element of sovereignty or internal sovereignty when it joined the Union of India saying that it has not, The Wire reported.