Article 370 Removed

Article 370 Removed

Removal of Article 370 was on 5 August, 2019 by the Indian government. Article 370 is still a part of the constitution. Read about Article 370 of Indian Constitution & how its removal helped India

What is Article 370?

What is Article 370?

The Instrument of Accession, which Maharaja Hari Singh, the former monarch of J&K, signed in 1947, gave rise to Article 370. Jammu and Kashmir was exempted from the Indian constitution by Article 370 of the Indian constitution, which was enacted on October 17, 1949, as a “temporary clause,” allowing the state to create its own constitution and restricting the legislative authority of the Indian Parliament in the territory

Article 370 of Indian Constitution

Article 370 of Indian Constitution

Article 35A, which derives from Article 370, is distinctive in that it only appears in Appendix I and not in the main body of the Constitution. Until they were removed in August 2019, both of these articles granted the state of J&K and its residents exceptional status and rights.

Article 35 A

Article 35 A

Permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir were given exceptional privileges and rights under Article 35 A, including the ability to purchase property there, preference in hiring for positions in the public sector, and other benefits. According to this article, only citizens of Jammu and Kashmir who dwell there year-round are eligible to purchase real estate there and cast ballots in local elections. Article 35A was repealed by the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act of 2019.

Removal of Article 370

Removal of Article 370

In accordance with the authority afforded by Clause (1) of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India issued the Constitution (Implementation to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 on August 5, 2019, repealing the special status previously accorded to Jammu and Kashmir.