Article 370: SC Refuses Urgent Hearing

Article 370: SC Refuses Urgent Hearing

TheSupreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing to a pleachallenging the Presidential Order on Article 370 which revoked Jammu andKashmir's special status.

Thematter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice NV Ramanaand the court said that the plea would be heard in due course.

It hasbeen urged by Advocate ML Sharma who has filed the petition that his plea belisted for hearing either on August 12 or 13.

Thebench asked Sharma as to whether he has cured the defects in his petition andresponding to the query, Sharma said that he has cured the objections and hispetitions has been numbered by the registry.

Requestingthe court to list the matter for hearing, the petitioner said that the Pakistangovernment has said that they will move the United Nations against thePresidential order on Article 370.

Thebench said Sharma that if they go to the United Nations, can the UN stay theconstitutional amendment of the union of India adding that he needs to reservehis energy for arguing the matter.

Sharma,in his plea has claimed that the Presidential order on Article 370 was illegalsince it was passed without the consent of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.

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