Supreme Court asks EC to hold J&K elections by September 30

Holding that direct elections to legislative assemblies “cannot be put on hold” until statehood is restored, a five-judge Constitution bench has directed the Election Commission to conduct J&K elections by September 30, 2024. In a judgment authored by CJI DY Chandrachud, in consultation with justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant, the bench ruled that “direct … Read more