On J&K Statehood Timeframe, Centre To Inform Supreme Court On Thursday

The government will on Thursday make a “positive statement” on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court was told today after it asked for a “timeframe” for such a move.

The court – hearing petitions challenging the scrapping of Article 370, which gave J&K its special status – had stressed the need for restoration of democracy as it asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, “Can you convert a State into a UT? Can a UT be carved out of a State?” and when elections could be held.

“This has to come an end… give us the specific time frame as to when will you restore actual democracy. We want to record this,” the court said.