Srinagar, 12 Jul: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday expressed hope that the Supreme Court would safeguard the Constitution and the law of the country while deciding on the Article 370 petitions.
\nThe former J-K chief minister, however, raised apprehensions over the listing of the hearing dates for the case immediately after Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice D Y Chandrachud and Supreme Court judges visited Kashmir for the \u201919th All India Legal Services Authorities\u2019 meeting last month.
\n\u201c\u201dThere was no hearing for the last four years when so many cases with no emergency were heard. So hearing the case immediately after the Kashmir visit and deciding that it would take place daily after August 2, somewhere it breeds apprehensions that the BJP which has laid a trap first by G20, then by these judges\u2019 visit, perhaps something is fishy,\u201d she told reporters here.
\nMehbooba said the CJI and 200 judges were \u201cbrought here to show them that the graveyard-like silence in J-K meant that everything was fine here\u201d.
\n\u201cHowever, I hope that all these judges, who are wise and decide the destiny of the people, must have seen what the reality is behind the wall,\u201d she said.
\nThe PDP chief said for the last four years when the case was in the top court, many laws were implemented in J-K \u201cby virtue of which our land, our jobs and our resources have been looted\u201d.
\n\u201cThe law says that till a case is in the court, no decision should be taken which can impact the case. Since the BJP has taken upon itself to oppose judiciary and the law, it trampled upon the Constitution and the Supreme Court in 2019 (by abrogating Article 370).
\n\u201cThere are several SC judgements like in the case of Sampat Prakash, Prem Nath Koul, Vijay Lakshmi Jha, where the SC has said that there is only one way to revoke Article 370 which is if the constituent assembly of J-K recommends it to the President. There was no constituent assembly of J-K, so who recommended it and how?\u201d she added.
\nReferring to the judgement over the Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, Mehbooba said so many decisions have been taken in the past \u201cwithout any proof\u201d but only to \u201csatisfy the collective conscience\u201d of the people of the country.
\n\u201cMany decisions have been taken in the past in which the Constitution and the law has been dismissed to only satisfy the collective conscience of people. Those judges then reached Parliament.
\n\u201cI hope Justice Chandrachud, whose integrity is unquestionable which we have seen, if he wants to respect the emotions of the people, then it is his duty to respect the emotions of the people of J-K because (Article) 370 was the guarantee of our identity, land, and culture,\u201d she said.
\nMehbooba said the judiciary has to safeguard the Constitution and the law of the country.
\n\u201cI hope when they safeguard the Indian Constitution and the law, then their decision will sure be in favour of the law and the Constitution, and not to satisfy the collective conscience of the people,\u201d she added.
\nThe PDP president said the people of J-K do not want anything other than the safeguards guaranteed to them by the Constitution of India, \u201cwhich the BJP snatched away from us\u201d.
\n\u201cI hope the constitutional bench of the SC does justice to the Constitution,\u201d she added.
\nMehooba said the Supreme Court\u2019s decision not to consider the latest affidavit of the Centre makes the PDP\u2019s stand clear that the BJP does not have any legal or constitutional justification to abrogate Article 370.
\nIn fact, they trampled upon the Constitution, she added. (PTI)
\nReferring to the Centre\u2019s assertion in the affidavit that the situation has improved in J-K, she said if everything is fine, then why are hundreds of youths and religious leaders in jail.
\n\u201cWe are not seeing any development other than raids by central and state agencies. Raids are conducted every day,\u201d she said.
\nThe top court on Tuesday had said it will commence day-to-day hearing from August 2 on the petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 that bestowed a special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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