“4-Week Clock Ticks for Centre on J&K Statehood Response, Centre Says ‘99.99% Happy,’ Petitioners Demand 5-Judge Bench”

New Delhi, Srinagar: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is in consultation with the Jammu and Kashmir government over statehood restoration even as the top court granted four weeks time to the Union government to respond to petitioners’ demand. Hearing petitions on statehood restoration to Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court granted four weeks to the Centre to respond to Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood demand. The order was passed after Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta cited Pahalgam terror attack, stating that the incident must be considered before restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The Solicitor General also informed the top court that the central

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