On August 5, 2019, the central government revoked the special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and bifurcated the state into two separate union territories– Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
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On December 11, 2023, the Supreme Court upheld the centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, which granted special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Here is everything you need to know about Article 370 and Article 35A of Constitution in Jammu and Kashmir.
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What is Article 370?
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Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is a “temporary provision” which grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Jammu and Kashmir was accorded the special status under Article 370 under Part XXI of the Constitution which dealt with “Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions”.
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It allowed the state of Jammu and Kashmir to have its own constitution, flag and a significant autonomy over internal matters, except defense, communications and foreign affairs.
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What is Article 35A?
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Article 35A was incorporated in the Constitution by a Presidential Order in 1954 to continue the old provisions of the territory regulations under Article 370.
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Article 35A denied property rights to a woman who married a person from outside the state. It disallowed people from outside the state from buying and owning immovable property in the state.
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It also denied people from outside Jammu and Kashmir from settling in the state permanently and availing state-sponsored scholarship schemes. It forbade J-K government from hiring non-permanent residents.