New Delhi, Oct 10: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the causelist published on the apex court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran will resume hearing the matter on October 10.

In an earlier hearing held on August 14, the CJI Gavai-led Bench pointed to the “ground realities” and the Pahalgam terror attack as it acceded to the Centre’s request to list the matter after eight weeks.

“You will also have to take into consideration the ground realities. You cannot ignore what has happened in Pahalgam,” the apex court told the applicants seeking an earlier hearing on pleas to restore J&K’s statehood in a time-b

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