'No Error In Article 370 Judgment': SC Refuses To List Review Petition In Open Court

In a recent order, the Supreme Court refused to list the petition seeking a review of its verdict on abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre. The court said that there is no error apparent in the verdict.

The top court dismissed the applications for listing the review petition in open court and denied the permission to appear and argue in person to the petitioners.

A five judge constitution bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Justice B R Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice A S Bopanna rejected the petitions seeking review of the Article 370 verdict.

"Having perused the review petitions, there is no error apparent on the face of the record. No case for review under Order XLVII Rule 1 of the Supreme Court Rules 2013. The review petitions are, therefore, dismissed," the order read.

In 2023, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court upheld the abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution provided special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir and exempted it from certain provisions under the constitution.

After the abrogation of Article 370 by the NDA government in 2019, petitions were filed in the top court challenging this move and the subsequent reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir to two union territories.

The apex court in the 2023 verdict had confirmed that it was well within the power of the President to “unilaterally issue a notification that Article 370 ceases to exist”.

The top court had held that the President has power to abrogate Article 370 under special circumstances that warranted a special solution.

The court while passing the verdict had observed that the abrogation of Article 370 was the culmination of a “gradual and collaborative exercise” spread over the past 70 years between the Centre and the State to integrate Jammu and Kashmir with the Centre.