Respond in 8 weeks on J&K statehood restoration plea: SC to Centre
The Supreme Court directed the Central government on Thursday to submit its response in eight weeks on a plea seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stated he'll seek instructions from the government to reply in the given time. The petitioners told the court that restoration of statehood was promised after the J&K assembly elections.