The Supreme Court of India will hear petitions demanding restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday (October 10, 2025). This hearing, being held before the Rajya Sabha and Assembly by-elections, has increased political excitement, because this issue will be on the top agenda of political parties.
These petitions are listed at serial number 17 in the court of the Chief Justice of India (CJI). Advocate Soyeb Qureshi told news agency ‘Kashmir News Observer (KNO), ‘The matter is listed for hearing on October 10 before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India.’
It is important to consider the ground situation
He said that the Union of India has not yet filed any reply on this matter. On August 14, during the hearing of a petition seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court had said that the ground situation must be considered and incidents like the Pahalgam attack cannot be ignored.
A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said, ‘You also have to keep in mind the ground realities. You cannot ignore what happened in Pahalgam.
The principle of federalism is being violated
The petitioners have argued that the continued delay in restoring statehood violates the principle of federalism, which is part of the basic structure of the Constitution. He also said that no steps have been taken to set a clear timeline or implement the Supreme Court’s December 2023 direction that statehood be restored as soon as possible.
Although no political party has yet filed any petition on the issue of restoration of statehood, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti have indicated several times that they will approach the Supreme Court if the Government of India does not restore statehood as soon as possible.
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