NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday hearing the petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 served a notice to the BJP-led government.
A five-judge bench will hear the 14 pleas seeking to revoke India’s decision to scrap special status of occupied Kashmir and lockdown in the valley in the first week of September, the court remarked.
The apex court issued another notice to the Modi government while hearing a petition filed by Kashmir Times Executive Editor Anuradha Bhasin.
The petitioner prayed the court that communication blackout should be lifted immediately.
The top court sought a detailed response from the federal government.
Meanwhile, jails in the occupied Kashmir have ran out of capacity and now thousands of people detained without charges by Indian forces are being shifted via planes to other parts of the country.
Over 10,000 innocent people have been arrested by Indian forces over fears of unrest following the complete lockdown imposed in the valley on Aug 5.
India had abrogated Article 370 on August 5 withdrawing special status given to occupied Kashmir.
A local magistrate said that over 4,000 people had been arrested under the controversial Public Safety Act.
Most of the arrested Kashmiris have been flown out of the valley as jails here are running of capacity.
