ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Jammu and Kashmir was never merged into the dominion of India, a counsel representing the High Court Bar Association (HCBA) of occupied Jammu and Kashmir challenging the India’s decision to revoke the territory’s special status told the Indian Supreme Court. A five-judge bench headed by Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices S.K. Kaul, R. Subhash Reddy, B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant is hearing the pleas challenging the revocation of Article 370 which granted special status to the Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported. Appearing for the HCBA, senior Kashmiri advocate, Zafar Ahmed Shah contended before the bench that the story of Kashmir was different from the Indian states and urged the court to examine the basis of Article 370 of the Constitution. “The court must look at why this article was ever enforced,” contended Shah. He insisted that a separate Constitution gave Jammu and Kashmir all the powers of governance as there was never complete accession of the territory, and the independent state never ceased to exist. “The whole Constitution cannot be made applicable to the region,” he contended before the top court. Zafar Ahmed Shah told the court that the governance should continue to … Continue reading Jammu, Kashmir never merged into Indian dominion, Indian SC told