It said the Supreme Court’s verdict “represents not merely judicial deference, but a retreat from the Court’s known positions on federalism, democratic norms and the sanctity of legal processes”. The Indian Express’s editorial described the verdict as an affirmation of “J&K”s place in the country’s federal polity”. “For the same reason, the erstwhile state’s major political parties, the PDP and National Conference, should shed their post-2019 defeatist approach and make their presence felt in J&K, post Article 370. The Times of India’s editorial was almost a listicle: what the court said, where it found fault, and its recommendations. “The SC’s endorsement of the Centre’s repeal of Article 370 removes a cloud over J&K’s relations with the Union and holds out the message to various stakeholders to accept the new paradigm and move on,” it said.

Source: The Hindu December 12, 2023 11:34 UTC