Overview

• The court on Monday refused to advance the case, noting it is engaged in a Constitution Bench matter, and kept the statehood petitions for October 10.
• On August 14, the bench sought the Centre’s response within eight weeks and said security ‘ground realities’ must be weighed, citing the Pahalgam attack that left 26 dead.
• Assembly elections were held in September 2024 and the National Conference formed the J&K government on October 16, 2024, but statehood remains unreinstated.
• Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he hopes the Supreme Court will set a deadline in October, pointing to his cabinet’s earlier resolution and a continuing signature campaign.
• The Centre has reiterated that statehood will return at an ‘appropriate time,’ and the 2025 J&K Reorganisation Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament does not address statehood.