Art 370 abrogation
J&K lecturer allegedly suspended soon for arguing against Article 370 abrogation in Supreme Court
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday asked the country's top law officer, Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani, to find out reasons from the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, over the suspension of lecturer Zahoor Ahmad Bhat for allegedly appearing in person before the apex court and arguing against the abrogation of Article 370.
The issue was raised by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who termed the alleged act unfair. "This is not fair. This is not how our democracy should function," Sibal told the court.
"If there is something else (other grounds) it is a separate thing," CJI Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud, said.
On behalf of the AG, the Solicitor General (SG), Tushar Mehta interjected and said there are other reasons as he continues to appear in court in various matters by taking leave from his teaching job.
"We will look into it. There could be other issues than appearing here in this matter," SG Mehta told the apex court.
An anxious and concerned court also said such close succession to his appearing and getting suspended needed to be examined by Bhat, an Indian polity teacher in J&K who had appeared before the Supreme Court in the Article 370 batch of pleas hearing as one of the petitioners.
The five-judge Constitution bench is hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories.
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