Landmark Supreme Court case · 2023
In Re: Article 370
Why this case matters
Upheld abrogation of Article 370 and reorganisation of J&K.
Connected constitutional articles
Article 370 — Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir
This article once gave Jammu and Kashmir a special constitutional track. In 2019 that special status was ended; the current official text records that the earlier arrangement has ceased to operate.
Article 1 — Name and territory of the Union
India is one Union of States. The country’s name, and which territories belong to it, come from this opening article — not from ordinary legislation.