New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted four weeks’ additional time to the Union government to respond to a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran passed the order after Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, the second-highest law officer of the Centre, sought more time to respond to the petitioners’ contention that the undertaking given before the Constitution Bench for restoring statehood in J&K should be implemented.

“There are circumstances, situations, and several angles. There are cross-border considerations,” submitted SG Mehta, flagging that a group of people seeks to portray a “grim picture” of J&K at the global platform.

“Jammu and

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