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The only thing the five-judge bench struck down was the elaborate legal subterfuge woven into the Constitution to nullify Article 370. Under this subterfuge, Article 267 was given a new clause to deal only with J&K.
On September 5, a five-judge Constitution Bench presided by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud had reserved its judgment after hearing the petitioners, the Centre and J&K administration for 16 days.
SC verdict on abrogation of Article 370 Explained Live: We explain the verdict and its context.
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday.
The Court held that Article 370 was only a transitory provision enacted due to wartime conditions in J&K and it was meant to serve a transitional purpose.