Jammu and Kashmir

President Murmu's new Article 240 regulation lets the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh sit within Ladakh for the first time since 2019 — access to justice, without a new courthouse yet.

The Supreme Court has reignited the debate over Jammu & Kashmir’s long-promised statehood, asking the Centre to clarify when the region will regain its democratic status. Six years after the 2019 reorganisation, the Court’s intervention raises deeper questions about federalism, constitutional accountability, and the balance between security and self-governance.