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| Govt seeks adjournment of hearing on Article 35-A in SC citing panchayat polls | | | Agencies
NEW DELHI, Aug 3: The Jammu and Kashmir government today approached the Supreme Court seeking adjournment of the August 6 hearing on petitions challenging the validity of Article 35-A of the Constitution, citing upcoming local body elections in the state.
In a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, standing counsel for the state in the apex court M Shoeb Alam sought adjournment in five petitions that were scheduled to be heard on Monday by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The state "...will be seeking adjournment in the matters on August 6 on account of the ongoing preparation for the upcoming panchayat and urban local body and municipal elections in the state of J&K". The matter is listed for hearing on Monday before a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud. The dates for the local body elections in the state have not been declared yet, but are likely to be held in September. |
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