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The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is an act of the parliament of India containing provisions to reconstitute the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Indian-administered union territories (UTs) called Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, and becoming effective on 31 October 2019. A bill for the act was introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, in the Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2019 and was passed on the same day. It was then passed by the Lok Sabha on 6 August 2019 and it received the president’s assent on 9 August 2019.The act consists of 103 clauses, extends 106 central laws to the UTs, repeals 153 state laws, and abolishes the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council among other things. The introduction of the bill was preceded by a presidential order which indirectly amended Article 370 of the Indian constitution and revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. The act has also given powers to the central government to pass a number of executive orders in relation to both the union territories. These orders have resulted in the modification or repeal of over 400 state and central laws with respect to the union territories. The act was challenged in supreme court through a number of petitions, on 11 December 2023, the court declared the act and the related orders to be valid and constitutional. Ordering to restore Statehood “as soon as possible”.WEB, Sharma, Padmakshi, 2023-12-11, Restore Statehood Of Jammu & Kashmir Soon, Holds Elections To J&K Assembly By September 2024 : Supreme Court,www.livelaw.in/top-stories/restore-statehood-of-jammu-kashmir-soon-holds-elections-to-jk-assembly-by-september-2024-supreme-court-244207, 2023-12-11, www.livelaw.in, en, A 2023 ruling by the Supreme Court of India resolved its legal dispute.The combination of the presidential orders and enactment of the Reorganisation Act was followed by a security lockdown and communications blackout.

Background

(File:Map of UT of Jammu and Kashmir and UT of Ladakh.jpg|thumb|left|320x320px|Map of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh as released by Indian Government.)Article 370 of the Indian constitution gave Jammu and Kashmir special status. In contrast to other states of India, Jammu and Kashmir had its own constitution and a substantially higher degree of administrative autonomy.NEWS, Venkataramanan, K., 2019-08-05, Explained {{!, How the status of Jammu and Kashmir is being changed|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/explained-how-the-status-of-jammu-and-kashmir-is-being-changed/article28822866.ece|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-10-16|issn=0971-751X}} In particular, Indian citizens from other states could not purchase land or property in Jammu and Kashmir.NEWS, 5 August 2019, Article 370 and 35(A) revoked: How it would change the face of Kashmir, The Economic Times,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/article-370-and-35a-revoked-how-it-would-change-the-face-of-kashmir/articleshow/70531959.cms, 16 August 2021, Jammu and Kashmir had three distinct areas: overwhelmingly Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley (95% Muslim) with a population of nearly 7 million people, a Hindu-majority (66%) Jammu with a population of 5.35 million people and a 30% Muslim population, and Ladakh, which has sparse population of 287,000 people, a Muslim plurality, or relative majority, at 46%, and a Buddhist minority at 40% (with Hindus making up 12%).WEB, Sandhu, Kamaljit Kaur, 4 June 2019, Government planning to redraw Jammu and Kashmir assembly constituency borders: Sources,www.indiatoday.in/india/story/government-toys-with-delimitation-commission-in-j-k-1542446-2019-06-04, 16 August 2021, India Today, Violence and unrest persisted in the Indian-administered Muslim majority areas and, following a disputed state election in 1987, an insurgency persisted in protest over autonomy and rights.NEWS, India-Pakistan: Troubled relations. Kashmir insurgency, BBC News,news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1989.stm, live, 21 February 2017,news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1989.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20170222035446news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1989.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20170222035446news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/south_asia/2002/india_pakistan/timeline/1989.stm, 22 February 2017, WEB, Jeelani, Mushtaq A., 25 June 2001, Kashmir: A History Littered With Rigged Elections,www.mediamonitors.net/kashmir-a-history-littered-with-rigged-elections/, live,www.mediamonitors.net/jeelani4.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20160304051443www.mediamonitors.net/jeelani4.html,">web.archive.org/web/20160304051443www.mediamonitors.net/jeelani4.html, 4 March 2016, 24 February 2017, Media Monitors Network, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the 2014 Indian general election and had included in their 2019 election manifesto the revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India.NEWS, 6 August 2019, Article 370: What happened with Kashmir and why it matters, en-GB, BBC News,www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49234708, 2021-08-16, Prior to the introduction of the bill and the revocation of the state’s special status, the central government put the Kashmir Valley on lock-down, with a surge in security forces, imposition of Section 144 preventing assembly, and the placement of political leaders such as former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti under house arrest.NEWS, PTI, 5 August 2019, Jammu Kashmir Article 370: Govt revokes Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, bifurcates state into two Union Territories,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/article-370-to-be-scrapped-jk-will-ceases-to-be-a-state-2-union-territories-created/articleshow/70531899.cms, 2021-08-24, The Times of India, WEB, 7 August 2019, Chakraborty, Abhishek, Bhasin, Swati, Parliament Clears Bill To Split Jammu And Kashmir To 2 Union Territories: Highlights,www.ndtv.com/india-news/article-370-jammu-and-kashmir-live-updates-resolution-to-revoke-article-370-in-lok-sabha-today-2080833, 2021-08-16, NDTV, The State had been first under governor’s rule and then under president’s rule since 20 June 2018,NEWS, 2018-12-20, After Governor’s rule, President’s rule comes into force in Jammu and Kashmir, The Economic Times, PTI,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/after-governors-rule-presidents-rule-comes-into-force-in-jammu-and-kashmir/articleshow/67168758.cms, 2020-04-28, after the coalition government headed by Mehbooba Mufti lost support from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Additional 35,000 paramilitary troops were deployed to Jammu and Kashmir,NEWS, Ashiq, Peerzada, 2019-08-02, 25,000 more troops being deployed in J&K, en-IN, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/25000-more-troops-being-deployed-in-jk/article28789294.ece, subscription, 2020-04-28, 0971-751X, prior to which a warning was issued to annual Hindu pilgrims and tourists citing a terror threat. The imposition of restrictions included the blocking of internet and phone services.NEWS, Ratcliffe, Rebecca, Kashmir: Pakistan will ‘go to any extent’ to protect Kashmiris,www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/06/india-kashmir-pakistan-will-go-to-any-extent-to-protect-kashmiris-special-status, The Guardian, 6 August 2019, 6 August 2019, NEWS, 2019-08-09, Inside Kashmir’s lockdown: ‘Even I will pick up a gun’, en-GB, BBC News,www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-49294301, 2021-08-16, The preemptive moves preceded the revocation of the state’s special status and the passage of the Reorganisation Act.WEB, 27 October 2019, Indian paramilitary forces injured in grenade attack,www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/27/kashmir-under-lockdown-all-the-latest-updates, 2021-08-16, Al Jazeera,

Statutory provisions

{{Multiple image| image1 = Kashmir map.svg| image2 = J,K and L - Indian Union Territories.jpg| caption1 = Blue area represents the former Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, green represents Pakistan-administered regions of Kashmir and yellow represents China-administered regions of KashmirJammu and Kashmir (union territory)>Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been created}}The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act divides the Indian-administered state into two Indian-administered union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Whereas the former, Jammu and Kashmir, will have a legislative assembly, the latter, Ladakh, will be administered by a lieutenant governor alone. The union territory of Ladakh will include the districts of Leh and Kargil, while all other districts will be accorded to Jammu and Kashmir.WEB, 2019-08-05, Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill passed by Rajya Sabha: Key takeaways,indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-kashmir-bifurcation-ladakh-union-territory-key-takeaways-from-reorganisation-bill-article-370-amit-shah-5880177/, 2021-08-16, The Indian Express, en, Of six Lok Sabha seats allocated to the former state, one will be allocated to Ladakh and five to the Jammu and Kashmir union territory. The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir will function as the High Court for both the union territories.The act provides that the administration of the Jammu and Kashmir will be as per (:s:Constitution of India/Part VIII#Article 239A|Article 239A) of the Indian constitution. Article 239A, originally formulated for the union territory of Puducherry, will also be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. A lieutenant governor appointed by the president will administer the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a legislative assembly of 107 to 114 members. The legislative assembly may make laws for any of the matters in the state list except “public order” and “police”, which will remain as the law-making powers of the union government. A council of ministers including a chief minister will be appointed by the lieutenant governor from the members of the legislative assembly, with the role to advise the lieutenant governor in the exercise of functions in matters under the legislative assembly’s jurisdiction. In other matters, the lieutenant governor is empowered to act in his own capacity, who will also have the power to promulgate ordinances having the same force as acts enacted by the legislature. The act abolishes the Legislative Council of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.WEB, Mohanty, Prasanna, 6 August 2019, Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019: A rush job raising concerns of democratic propriety,www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/jammu-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-2019-decoded-1577790-2019-08-06, 2021-08-16, India Today, It comprises 103 clauses which extend 106 central laws and 7 amended state laws, in part or as a whole, to the two union territories. The act also repeals 153 state laws and Governor’s Acts.

Enactment

{{Sidebar timeline| title = Important dates leading up to the implementation of the Reorganisation Act| years1 = 17 October 1949| color1 = Article 370 of the Constitution of India>Article 370 laid down in the Indian Constitution2019-08-06>TITLE=OCTOBER 17, 1949: SPECIAL STATUS IS BORNACCESS-DATE=2021-10-16LANGUAGE=EN, | years2 = 14 May 1954| color2 = URL=HTTPS://EGAZETTE.NIC.IN/WRITEREADDATA/1954/E-2227-1954-0111-103041.PDFWEBSITE=THE GAZETTE OF INDIAArticle 35A of the Constitution of India>Article 35A to the Constitution of IndiaAHMAD>FIRST1=TARIQFIRST2=KELLYTITLE=FALQS: ARTICLE 370 AND THE REMOVAL OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR’S SPECIAL STATUSACCESS-DATE=2021-10-16PUBLISHER=IN CUSTODIA LEGIS: LAW LIBRARIANS OF CONGRESS, | years3 = 1954 to 2011| color3 = Union List to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, and 260 of the 395 Articles of the Constitution of India.{{citation >last=Noorani author-link=A. G. Noorani publisher=Oxford University Press isbn=978-0-19-807408-3 url-access=subscriptionlast=Cottrell chapter=Kashmir: The vanishing autonomy editor-last1=Ghai editor-last2=Woodman chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rY9fAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT259 publisher=Cambridge University Press page=174 |doi=10.1017/CBO9781139088206.006}}| years4 = 5 August 2019| color4 = URL=HTTPS://EGAZETTE.NIC.IN/WRITEREADDATA/2019/210049.PDFARCHIVE-DATE=5 AUGUST 2019WEBSITE=THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, Government of India, leading to abrogation of Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and Article 35A.| years5 = 5 August 2019| color5 = | events5 = Rajya Sabha passes J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019| years6 = 6 August 2019| color6 = URL=HTTPS://EGAZETTE.NIC.IN/WRITEREADDATA/2019/210243.PDFARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20190806192403/HTTP://EGAZETTE.NIC.IN/WRITEREADDATA/2019/210243.PDFACCESS-DATE=16 OCTOBER 2021PUBLISHER=GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, | years7 = 6 August 2019| color7 = | events7 = Lok Sabha passes J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019| years8 = 9 August 2019| color8 = ACCESS-DATE=16 OCTOBER 2021 DATE=16 OCTOBER 2021, | years9 = 31 October 2019| color9 = | events9 = Implementation of J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019| years15 =| color15 = | events15 =| below = |state=collapsed}}The passage of the Reorganisation Act, 2019 was part of a combination of moves by the government of India, including a presidential order C.O. 272 dated 5 August 2019 and a presidential declaration C.O. 273 dated 6 August 2019, aided by a parliamentary majority.WEB, 6 August 2019, Lok Sabha Passes J&K Reorganisation Bill, Resolution to Revoke Article 370,thewire.in/politics/jammu-and-kashmir-amit-shah-lok-sabha, 2021-10-16, The Wire, These two orders together revoked the special status heretofore enjoyed by the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

C.O. 272, C.O. 273, statutory resolutions

Presidential order C.O. 272 and presidential declaration C.O. 273 resulted in the indirect and complete change of Article 370, the foundation on which the state had a special status. The ‘indirect’ amendment refers changes to Article 367 via C.O. 272 dated 5 August 2019; it caused all references to the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir in Article 370(3) to be interpreted as the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.As the state was under President’s Rule at the time, the powers of the Legislative Assembly were entrusted to the Parliament of India.WEB, Article 370. Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India.,www.scobserver.in/court-case/article-370, 2021-10-16, www.scobserver.in (Supreme Court Observer), With this done, on the same day after C.O. 272 was issued, the Upper House of the Indian parliament passed a statutory resolution under Article 370(3) endorsing the same.“Statutory Resolutions”. Supplementary List of Business. Rajya Sabha. 5 August 2019. Accessed on 18 October 2021 The statutory resolution recommended that most of Article 370 cease to be operative, except the one which says that all provisions and amendments of the Constitution of India would be applicable to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The next day, C.O. 273 put into effect Rajya Sabha’s recommendation. C.O. 273 also supersedes the 1954 presidential order and has led to the abrogation of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and Article 35A of the Constitution of India.NEWS, Rajagopal, Krishnadas, 2019-08-05, Explained {{!, President’s Order scraps its predecessor and amends Article 370|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-presidents-order-scraps-its-predecessor-and-amends-article-370/article28826722.ece|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-08-16|issn=0971-751X}}WEB, Acharyulu, M. Sridhar, 18 August 2019, The Legal Subversions That Helped the Centre Undercut J&K’s Powers,thewire.in/law/article-370-jammu-kashmir-constituent-assembly, 2021-10-17, The Wire,

Voting in Parliament

The bill was introduced by Amit Shah, the Minister of Home Affairs, in the Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2019. Opposition was seen, two members of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP) tore up copies of the Indian constitution in protest, following which they were suspended from the House;MAGAZINE, IANS, 5 August 2019, PDP MPs tear Constitution, removed from Rajya Sabha,www.indiatoday.in/india/story/pdp-mps-tear-constitution-removed-from-rajya-sabha-1577378-2019-08-05, 2019-08-06, India Today, Delhi, NEWS, PTI, 5 August 2019, Regional parties’ support ensures smooth adoption of resolution on Article 370, J&K bifurcation bill,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/regional-parties-support-ensures-smooth-adoption-of-resolution-on-article-370-jk-bifurcation-bill/articleshow/70542396.cms, 2019-08-06, The Times of India, 13 members of the All India Trinamool Congress walked out of the House; and 6 members of Janata Dal (United) (allied to the ruling BJP) boycotted the voting.WEB, Prabhu, Sunil, Sanyal, Anindita, Already, Rajya Sabha Clears J&K As Union Territory Instead Of State,www.ndtv.com/india-news/bill-to-bifurcate-jammu-and-kashmir-into-2-union-territories-passed-by-rajya-sabha-2080688, 2021-08-16, NDTV, Opposition was also seen from Dravidian Progressive Federation, Nationalist Congress Party, Communist Party of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist).NEWS, 5 August 2019, Regional parties’ support ensures smooth adoption of resolution on Article 370, J-K bifurcation bill, The Economic Times, PTI,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/regional-parties-support-ensures-smooth-adoption-of-resolution-on-art-370-j-k-bifurcation-bill/articleshow/70543339.cms?from=mdr, 2021-08-23, WEB, 5 August 2019, Congress, DMK, JD(U), others opposed the Bill,www.dnaindia.com/india/photo-gallery-jk-reorganisation-bill-2019-how-parties-voted-to-bifurcate-state-2779205/congress-dmk-jdu-others-opposed-the-bill-2779207, 2021-08-23, DNA India, However, the bill acquired the support of Bahujan Samaj Party, YSR Congress Party, Telugu Desam Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. Along with the 107 members of the ruling National Democratic Alliance, the number of supporting parliamentarians totaled to 117. The bill also acquired the support of some independent and nominated members. It was passed by the Rajya Sabha with 125 members in favour and 61 members against.The bill was introduced in the lower house of Indian parliament, Lok Sabha on 6 August 2019. The All India Trinamool Congress and Janata Dal (United) walked out from the house, while Indian National Congress, Nationalist Congress Party and Samajwadi Party opposed the bill; Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena, Biju Janata Dal, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Shiromani Akali Dal, Lok Janshakti Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and others supported it.NEWS, 2019-08-06, Parliament Live {{!, Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, Ayes: 370, Noes 70|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-live-govt-to-move-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-for-passage-in-lok-sabha/article28831274.ece|url-access=subscription|access-date=2019-08-06|issn=0971-751X}} The bill was passed by the house with 370 votes in favour and 70 votes against.NEWS, PTI, 6 August 2019, Jammu Kashmir News: Bill to bifurcate J&K, resolution to scrap Article 370 get Parliament nod,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bill-to-bifurcate-jk-resolution-to-scrap-article-370-get-parliament-nod/articleshow/70556953.cms, 2019-08-06, The Times of India, WEB, Nikhil Kumar, Swati Gupta, Manveena Suri, Helen Regan, 7 August 2019, India parliament votes to change Kashmir’s status, give Delhi more control over contested region,www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/asia/india-kashmir-union-territory-intl-hnk/index.html, 2021-08-16, CNN, [...] lower house, the bill was passed by a digital vote with 370 members in favor and 70 against it...., {| class=“wikitable” style="text-align:center; font-size:100%;”Question before the Houses: The Question is that the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 be passed. The motion is put to vote.! colspan=“3” style="width:200px” | {{plainlist|

• Rajya Sabha
• Voice Vote Count of members present
• 05 August 2019WEB, Das, Shaswati, 2019-08-05, Rajya Sabha passes J&K Reorganisation Bill, scraps Articles 370, 35A,www.livemint.com/news/india/rajya-sabha-passes-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-scraps-articles-370-35a-1565011796209.html, 2021-08-23, mint, en, The Bill... was passed by Upper House through a voice vote and 125 were in favour while 61 were against, }}

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• Lok Sabha
• Electronic/Slip Vote Count of members present
• 06 August 2019NEWS, 2019-08-06, Parliament Live {{!, Lok Sabha passes Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, Ayes: 370, Noes 70|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/parliament-live-govt-to-move-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-bill-for-passage-in-lok-sabha/article28831274.ece|url-access=subscription|access-date=2021-08-23|issn=0971-751X}}}}

! style="width:2px; background:green;” |Result: The Ayes have it, the Ayes have it, the Ayes have it. The motion is adopted and the bill is passed.{{Citationurl=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur7n041TaUYtype=YouTube videolanguage=en|access-date=2021-08-23}}

Assent and publication

The bill received the assent of the president on 9 August 2019,MAGAZINE, PTI, 9 August 2019, President gives assent to J&K reorganisation legislation, 2 UTs to come into existence on October 31,www.indiatoday.in/india/story/president-ram-nath-kovind-article-370-jammu-kashmir-reorganisation-1579288-2019-08-09, 2020-04-28, India Today, en, subsequent to which it was published in The Gazette of India on the same date.BOOK,rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/performance_profile/2019.pdf, Rajya Sabha and its Secretariat: A Performance Profile – 2019, Rajya Sabha Secretariat. Parliament of India., 2020, New Delhi, 3, 27,web.archive.org/web/20210724235629/https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/performance_profile/2019.pdf, 24 July 2021, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department. 9 August 2019. The Gazette of India. Retrieved on 16 August 2021. egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/210407.pdf" title="web.archive.org/web/20210816083253egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2019/210407.pdf">Archived on 16 August 2021. A notification published on the same day provided for the union territories to come into effect from 31 October 2019.NEWS, PTI, 2019-08-09, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh to come into existence on October 31 after President Ram Nath Kovind’s nod,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-ladakh-to-come-into-existence-on-october-31-after-president-ram-nath-kovind-s-nod/story-ALBR6ktXUy9yqK24nHjlkM.html, 2021-08-16, Hindustan Times, en, WEB, 31 October 2019, Jammu and Kashmir bifurcated: India has one less state, gets two new Union Territories in J&K, Ladakh,www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jammu-and-kashmir-bifurcated-ladakh-union-territory-october-31-1614249-2019-10-31, 2021-08-16, India Today, {{Wikisource|Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019}}The two union territories came into existence on 31 October 2019, which is celebrated as National Unity Day (marking the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, who had a major role in the political integration of IndiaWEB, 31 October 2019, What is National Unity Day and why is it celebrated on 31st October?,scroll.in/announcements/942195/what-is-national-unity-day-and-why-is-it-celebrated-on-31st-october, 2021-10-18, Scroll.in, ).WEB, Tiwary, Deeptiman, 2019-10-31, Explained: Jammu and Kashmir state to two UTs — today, later,indianexpress.com/article/explained/jammu-and-kashmir-union-territories-today-article-370-special-status-6095406/, 2021-10-18, The Indian Express, The president of India appointed a lieutenant governor for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and a lieutenant governor for the Union Territory of Ladakh.NEWS, Baruah, Amit, 2019-10-31, Lieutenant Governors take charge in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, en-IN, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/jammu-kashmir-ceases-to-be-state-becomes-ut-along-with-ladakh/article29841139.ece, limited, 2021-10-18, 0971-751X, Both the lieutenant governors were sworn in by Justice Gita Mittal, the chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir (and Ladakh) High Court, on 31 October 2019, first at Leh and then at Srinagar.WEB, Krishnan, Sangeeta, 31 October 2019, GC Murmu sworn in as J&K’s first Lieutenant Governor, RK Mathur takes oath as Ladakh’s first LG,www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/girish-chandra-murmu-appointed-as-jk-first-lieutenant-governor-radha-krishna-mathur-to-be-ladakh-first-lg-1572343020-1, 18 October 2021, Jagran Josh, Jagran Prakashan Limited, President’s rule was revoked following bifurcation and newly applied to the union territories through the lieutenant governors.WEB, 31 October 2021, President rule imposed in J&K finally revoked,ddnews.gov.in/national/president-rule-imposed-jk-finally-revoked, 18 October 2021, ddnews.gov.in (DD News), WEB, Chopra, R, 31 October 2019, President’s rule revoked in undivided J-K; central rule to remain in J-K UT,www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/j-k/presidents-rule-revoked-in-undivided-j-k-central-rule-to-remain-in-j-k-ut-854380, 2021-10-18, Tribune India,

Legal challenges

| align = right| width = 360px}}From 9 August 2019 onwards, a number of petitions were filed that challenged the validity of the act.NEWS, Sinha, Bhadra, 3 January 2021, A year & counting — clock ticking, but SC verdict yet awaited on over 20 pleas on Article 370 scrapping, ThePrint,theprint.in/judiciary/a-year-counting-clock-ticking-but-sc-verdict-yet-awaited-on-over-20-pleas-on-article-370-scrapping/577946/, 23 August 2021, The first petition, seeking to challenge the presidential order that notified the J&K (Reorganisation) Act, was filed on 9 August 2019. A spate of petitions followed... The challenge was on multiple grounds., This includes petitions by members of parliament, former bureaucrats and military officers, advocates, lawyers, activists and non-governmental organisations.WEB, Prakash, Satya, 24 June 2021, Abrogation of Article 370: Around two dozen petitions hang fire in Supreme Court,www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/abrogation-of-article-370-around-two-dozen-petitions-hang-fire-in-supreme-court-273416, 2021-08-23, Tribune india, WEB, 17 August 2019, Retired bureaucrats, military officers move SC over abrogation of Article 370, bifurcation of Kashmir,www.indiatoday.in/india/story/retired-military-officers-move-sc-over-abrogation-of-article-370-call-it-constitutionally-invalid-1581846-2019-08-17, 2021-08-23, India Today, en, Members of parliament Mohammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference filed a petition in the Supreme Court on 10 August 2019 challenging the presidential orders and the Reorganisation Act 2019 together.WEB, Sachdev, Vakasha, 2019-08-10, Arguments NC is Making in SC to Term Centre’s Art 370 Move Illegal,www.thequint.com/news/india/national-conference-supreme-court-pil-article-370-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-unconstitutional, 2021-10-16, TheQuint, en, With regard to the Reorganisation Act 2019 the petition challenges the downgrading of representation, the degradation and unilateral changes to constitutionalized federalism through the change from statehood to a union territory, and the right to autonomy as per the constitution. Further, the Reorganisation Act 2019 is challenged to be invalid as the presidential orders are also questionable.WEB, Bhatia, Gautam, 5 August 2019, The Article 370 Amendments On Jammu & Kashmir: Key Legal Issues,www.bloombergquint.com/opinion/the-article-370-amendments-key-legal-issues, 2021-10-16, BloombergQuint, There are multiple reasons given for the invalidity of the presidential orders, including unconstitutionally using an article to amend itself in a way other than what was written in the constitution, making changes unilaterally, going against articles in the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, constitutional morality and arbitrariness. Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference has also challenged the presidential orders in court, deeming them invalid as per articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, and that the will of the people of Jammu and Kashmir has not appropriately been taken into account.NEWS, PTI, 13 September 2019, J&K People’s Conference Moves Supreme Court Against Article 370 Removal,www.ndtv.com/india-news/j-k-peoples-conference-moves-supreme-court-against-article-370-removal-2100633, 2021-10-16, NDTV, Further, as the changes were made during Governor’s Rule, a temporary representative of the Union government itself, making permanent changes was unconstitutional.On 5 August 2019, the Home Minister had stated that the reorganisation could be lifted and statehood restored.WEB, 5 August 2019, Article 370 Revoked: J&K Leaders Detained, PM Modi Praises Amit Shah,thewire.in/security/kashmir-curfew-internet-house-arrest, 2021-08-16, The Wire, Shah said that J&K could be made a state again “as soon as normalcy returns”., In October 2019, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, stated that “The Supreme Court of India has been slow to deal with petitions concerning habeas corpus, freedom of movement and media restrictions”.WEB, 2019-10-29, Supreme Court slow in dealing with petitions on Kashmir situation: United Nations panel,indianexpress.com/article/india/kashmir-lockdown-united-nations-supreme-court-media-curbs-6093277/, 2021-10-18, The Indian Express, en, WEB, 2019-10-29, ‘Supreme Court Has Been Slow To Deal With Kashmir Petitions’: United Nations High Commissioner For Human Rights [Read Statement],www.livelaw.in/top-stories/supreme-court-has-been-slow-to-deal-with-kashmir-petitions-united-nations-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-149324, subscription, 2021-10-17, Live Law, en, The Supreme Court stated that it would hear related pleas after its summer vacation in 2022.WEB, 25 April 2022, Press Trust of India, Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Against Article 370 Repeal After Summer Vacation,www.ndtv.com/india-news/sc-agrees-to-list-after-summer-vacation-pleas-against-abrogation-of-article-370-2917214, 2022-04-26, NDTV,

Reactions and aftermath

{{See also|Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir#International reactions|Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir#Demonstrations|label 2=Demonstrations}}{{Further|2019–2021 Jammu and Kashmir lockdown}}On 4 August 2019, People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, an alliance of several political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, unanimously passed a resolution— “That all the parties would be united in their resolve to protect and defend the identity, autonomy and special status of J&K against all attacks and onslaughts whatsoever. That modification, abrogation of Articles 35A, 370, unconstitutional delimitation or trifurcation of the State would be an aggression against the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh”.MAGAZINE, 25 October 2019, Gupkar Declaration August 4, 2019,frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article29604393.ece, Frontline, en, 16 October 2021, On 5 and 6 August 2019, cross-party support for the creation of the union territory of Ladakh was seen in Leh, however Kargil leaders voiced opposition to its creation.NEWS, PTI, 2019-08-06, Ladakh’s UT Status Triggers Jubiliation in Leh, Resentment in Kargil,www.news18.com/news/india/ladakhs-ut-status-triggers-jubiliation-in-leh-resentment-in-kargil-2259427.html, 2021-10-17, News18, Gupkar Alliance passed another declaration to the same effect as the one in 2019 on 22 August 2020.WEB, Wani, Fayaz, 15 October 2020, Gupkar Declaration signatories set to come up with a roadmap on Article 370?,www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/oct/15/gupkar-declaration-signatories-set-to-come-up-with-roadmap-on-article-370-2210630.html, 2021-10-16, The New Indian Express, WEB, Ganai, Naseer, 22 August 2020, Year After Gupkar Declaration, Parties In Kashmir Unanimously Call For Restoration Of Special Status,www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-year-after-gupkar-declaration-parties-in-kashmir-unanimously-call-for-restoration-of-special-status/359131, 2021-10-16, Outlook India, Farooq Abdullah was released from preventive detention on 13 March 2020, Omar Abdullah on 24 March 2020 and Mehbooba Mufti on 13 October 2020.WEB, Hussain, Ashiq, 2020-10-14, Mehbooba Mufti released after 14 months in detention,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mehbooba-mufti-released-after-14-months-in-detention/story-Ht1GSTCOnlUQ7EGy7CBX2L.html, 2021-10-17, Hindustan Times, en, WEB, Masood, Bashaarat, 2020-10-14, Mehbooba released, says ‘will take back what Delhi snatched’,indianexpress.com/article/india/mehbooba-mufti-released-from-detention-6723785/, 2021-10-17, The Indian Express, en, In Ladakh, by October 2020, a certain amount of apprehension over its status as a union territory had developed due to subsequent legislation and fears of losing jobs and land.WEB, Kuchay, Bilal, 14 October 2020, Ladakh Buddhists who hailed India’s Kashmir move not so sure now,www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/14/kashmirs-leh-region-demands-constitutional-safeguards, 2021-10-17, Al Jazeera, WEB, 11 August 2021, ‘Dictatorial Regime’: Three Ladakh Residents Move SC Challenging Dilution of Article 370,thewire.in/rights/dictatorial-regime-three-ladakh-leaders-move-sc-challenging-dilution-of-article-370, 2021-10-17, The Wire, The Leh unit of the BJP passed a resolution in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council to the same effect. Those in Kargil also continued with their disapproval of being included into the union territory of Ladakh.WEB, Donthi, Praveen, 30 October 2019, “In J&K’s reorganisation, Kargil is the biggest loser”: Asgar Ali Karbalai,caravanmagazine.in/politics/kargil-asgar-karbalai-leh-ladakh-union-territory-370, 2021-10-17, The Caravan, en, On 3 August 2020, P Chidambaram wrote “All major fundamental rights are effectively suspended” and that there was a “new” Kashmir issue, as opposed to the 1947 one before.WEB, Chidambaram, P, 2020-08-03, No end to a tragic saga,indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/jammu-kashmir-lockdown-article-370-internet-p-chidambaram-6534719/, 2021-10-17, The Indian Express, en, Solidarity events between “Kashmiri and Palestinian networks” were also seen.JOURNAL, Osuri, Goldie, Zia, Ather, 2020-05-03, Kashmir and Palestine: archives of coloniality and solidarity, Identities, 27, 3, 251, 261, 10.1080/1070289X.2020.1750200, 221058702, 1070-289X, free,

Movement and communication restrictions

{{TweetUnited States House Committee on Foreign Affairs>House Foreign Affairs Committee| username = HouseForeign| date = 7 October 2019| text = India’s communication blackout in Kashmir is having a devastating impact on the lives and welfare of everyday Kashmiris. It’s time for India to lift these restrictions and afford Kashmiris the same rights and privileges as any other Indian citizen. [Linked NYT article “In Kashmir, a Race Against Death, With No Way to Call a Doctor”]| ID = 1181259470221008896| width = 360px| archive-url =web.archive.org/web/20210111190912/https://twitter.com/HouseForeign/status/1181259470221008896| archive-date = 11 January 2021}}A security lockdown and communications blackout was extended throughout the new union territories in a pre-emptive manner.WEB, 2019-08-14, Restrictions removed from Jammu, Kashmir to be in lockdown on I-Day,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/restrictions-removed-from-jammu-kashmir-to-be-in-lockdown-on-i-day/story-uipRlSPJMkNLV5RqioETIJ.html, 2021-10-16, Hindustan Times, en, WEB, 8 October 2019, US Congress Committee Urges India to Lift Kashmir Communication Blackout,thewire.in/diplomacy/us-congress-committee-urges-india-to-lift-kashmir-communication-blackout, 2021-10-16, The Wire, Restrictions in Kashmir continued for a longer duration than those in Jammu. Some parts of Jammu saw restrictions being lifted a few days later. Government of India data showed that thousands of arrests were made.NEWS, Ghoshal, Devjyot, Pal, Alasdair, 2019-09-12, Thousands detained in Indian Kashmir crackdown, official data reveals, en, Reuters,www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-detentions-idUSKCN1VX142, 2021-10-16, Politicians, including three former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, were put under preventive detention. The press in the region was heavily impacted.WEB, Chakravarty, Ipsita, 24 August 2021, Killing the story: How the Kashmiri press was silenced after the region lost autonomy,reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/killing-story-how-kashmiri-press-was-silenced-after-region-lost-autonomy, 2021-10-17, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, en, According to Access Now, the communications blackout was the longest any democracy has ever seen.NEWS, Masih, Niha, Irfan, Shams, Slater, Joanna, 4 August 2020, Voices from Kashmir: Inside India’s year-long crackdown, Washington Post,www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/kashmir-india-crackdown-anniversary/2020/08/04/19a35776-d63f-11ea-a788-2ce86ce81129_story.html, 2021-10-20, 0190-8286,

Civil society

{{POV section|date=September 2023}}Disappointment came about in Kashmir in the days post 5–6 August 2019.WEB, Chakravarty, Ipsita, Zargar, Safwat, 29 November 2019, Shutters down: How Kashmir has kept up a slow-burning protest since Article 370 was revoked,scroll.in/article/945208/shutters-down-how-kashmir-has-kept-up-a-slow-burning-protest-since-article-370-was-revoked, 2021-10-20, Scroll.in, WEB, Jean Drèze, Kavita Krishnan, Maimoona Mollah, Vimal Bhai, 14 August 2019, Kashmir Caged: Fact Finding Report,countercurrents.org/2019/08/kashmir-caged-fact-finding-report/, 2021-10-20, Countercurrents.org, A fact finding team including Jean Drèze and Kavita Krishnan reported that “People expressed their anger freely in informal conversation, but no-one was willing to speak on camera”, children were heard calling Modi ‘Iblees’ (meaning ‘Satan’), and a man in Sopore said that the situation was “silence at gunpoint”, and the peace was the “peace of a graveyard”, while someone else said “It’s Army rule not Modi rule”. The newspaper Greater Kashmir had two pages devoted to the cancellation of weddings. With regard to pellet injuries, the fact finding team met two people with pellet injuries at SMHS Hospital. According to rights’ groups, 412 habeas corpus petitions challenging detentions under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 were filed after 5 August 2019.WEB, 2019-12-31, Annual Human Rights Review 2019,jkccs.net/annual-human-rights-review-2019-2/, 2021-10-20, Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS),

National and international media

}}International media frequently referred to the situation as a nuclear flashpoint.NEWS, John, Rachel, Grewal, Kairvy, With inputs from Srijan Shukla and Shailaja Bajpai, 3 September 2019, How foreign media has covered Kashmir crisis — and run foul of Modi govt, ThePrint,theprint.in/india/how-foreign-media-has-covered-kashmir-crisis-and-run-foul-of-modi-govt/285602/, 23 October 2021, In a statement BBC said that they “... strongly refute any claims that we have misrepresented events in Kashmir.” Sevanti Ninan explains to ThePrint “For the foreign press, Kashmir is both a conflict zone, and disputed territory, and it covers it as such. After Kashmir’s change of status, they think it is their job to capture protests, not to pander to the Indian government’s sensitivities.” Brahma Chellaney explains that this internationalisation was normal and that the real failure was the minimal number of Indians who wrote on international issues.NEWS, Singh, Nandita, 29 October 2019, How foreign media coverage of Kashmir crisis has become a headache for Modi govt, ThePrint,theprint.in/features/how-foreign-media-coverage-of-kashmir-crisis-has-become-a-headache-for-modi-govt/312558/, 23 October 2021,

International community

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, has been subject to significant controversy and debates in the international community, with some countries questioning its legality and respect for democracy. On August 8, 2019, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated his concern and called for “maximum restraint”. He noted that “the position of the United Nations on this region is governed by the Charter of the United Nations and applicable Security Council resolutions.“WEB, 2019-08-08, Guterres appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ over Jammu and Kashmir, as tensions rise {{!, UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/08/1043961 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=news.un.org |language=en}}China and Pakistan are the countries that have condemned India’s decision most insistently.BOOK, Westcott, Stephen P., The United Nations: Friend or Foe of Self-Determination?, E-International Relations, 2020, 978-1-910814-48-2, Bristol, England, 127–143, English, On August 13, 2019, Pakistan requested, and Permanent Member China supported, a consideration of this issue by the UN Security Council in 2019; many other countries reinforced these moves. Ambassador Zhang noted that Council members had “expressed their serious concern” and he expressed the general belief that the Kashmir controversy should be “resolved properly through peaceful means, in accordance with the UN Charter, the relevant Security Council resolutions and bilateral agreements.“WEB, 2019-08-16, UN Security Council discusses Kashmir, China urges India and Pakistan to ease tensions {{!, UN News |url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/08/1044401 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=news.un.org |language=en}}The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, impacted India’s regional security due to the deterioration of the bilateral relations with Pakistan since it increased the fresh military skirmishes along the Line of Control between these two nations. Pakistan has continuously criticized the Government of India’s decision to remove Article 370 on grounds of its being unconstitutional and unacceptable, as it directly impacted people’s fundamental rights.JOURNAL, Pathak, Mintu, Mushahary, Jhanin, 2022-03-03, The Revocation of Article 370 in Indian Constitution: An Analysis of the Socio-Political and Economic Effects after Withdrawal of the Article in Jammu and Kashmir,www.journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/3779, Journal of Positive School Psychology, en, 3012–3018, 2717-7564, Pakistan’s Ambassador, Maleeha Lodhi, said outside the UNSC chamber in August, 2019, that “the voice of the Kashmiri people resonated in the chambers of the world’s highest diplomatic forum today. The whole world is discussing the occupied state. This is an international dispute.“WEB, Iqbal, Anwar, 2019-08-17, UNSC Kashmir moot gives lie to Indian claim,www.dawn.com/news/1499949, 2023-04-29, DAWN.COM, en, On August 16, 2019 India’s Ambassador, Syed Akbaruddin, said that “our national position was, and remains, that matters related to Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, are entirely an internal matter of India. The recent decisions taken by the Government of India and our legislative bodies are intended to ensure that good governance is promoted, socio-economic development is enhanced for our people in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. India remains committed to ensure that the situation there remains calm and peaceful. We are committed to all the agreements that we have signed on this issue.“WEB, 2019-08-17, UN Security Council Needs To “Wake Up” And Resolve Kashmir Crisis Between Nuclear-Armed India, Pakistan,diplomatictimes.net/2019/08/17/un-security-council-needs-to-wake-up-and-resolve-kashmir-crisis-pro-pakistan-protester/, 2023-04-29, DIPLOMATIC TIMES, en-US, He added “that all issues between India and Pakistan, as well as India and any other country, will be resolved bilaterally, peacefully, and in a manner that behooves normal inter-state relations between countries.“WEB, 2019-08-17, UNSC meeting expresses ‘serious concern’ over Kashmir issue,www.tbsnews.net/international/unsc-meeting-expresses-serious-concern-over-kashmir-issue, 2023-04-29, The Business Standard, en,

China and border skirmishes

On 6 August 2019, Chinese foreign affairs spokeswoman Hua Chunying opposed the integration of the “Chinese territory in the western sector of the China-India boundary” into India’s administrative jurisdiction.NEWS, 6 August 2019, China says India move on Kashmir violates its territorial sovereignty, Dawn,www.dawn.com/news/1498428, 7 August 2019, In early October 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping released a statement saying that the situation in Kashmir was being observed and that Pakistan had the support of China.NEWS, 2019-10-09, China’s Xi voices support for Pakistan over Kashmir: Xinhua, en, Reuters, Beijing/Islamabad,www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pakistan-kashmir-idUSKBN1WO0ST, 2021-10-17, NEWS, Reuters, 9 October 2019, Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping Says He’s Watching Kashmir, Will Back Pak On Core Interests: Report,www.ndtv.com/india-news/chinese-president-xi-jinping-says-he-is-watching-kashmir-will-back-pakistan-on-core-interests-xinhua-2114058, 2021-10-17, NDTV, On 31 October 2019, the Chinese Foreign ministry said that India’s decision to unilaterally change its domestic laws and administrative divisions is void, illegal and will not affect “the fact that the area (Aksai Chin) is under Chinese actual control”.NEWS, 31 October 2019, Reorganisation of J&K internal affair: India slams China over Kashmir statement, Press Trust of India,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/reorganisation-of-jk-internal-affair-india-slams-china-over-kashmir-statement/articleshow/71837640.cms, 2 November 2019, The Times of India, In June 2020, Wang Shida of China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations linked the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes to India’s decision to change the status of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.NEWS, Krishnan, Ananth, 12 June 2020, Beijing think-tank links scrapping of Article 370 to LAC tensions, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/beijing-think-tank-links-scrapping-of-article-370-to-lac-tensions/article31815266.ece, subscription, 17 October 2021, 0971-751X, Indian diplomat Gautam Bambawale and Pravin Sawhney also held the same reasoning.NEWS, Sawhney, Pravin, 10 June 2020, Here’s Why All’s Not Well for India on the Ladakh Front, The Wire (India),thewire.in/diplomacy/heres-why-alls-not-well-for-india-on-the-ladakh-front, 17 October 2021, NEWS, Wahid, Siddiq, 11 June 2020, There is a Global Dimension to the India-China Confrontation in Ladakh, The Wire (India),thewire.in/diplomacy/global-dimension-india-china-confrontation-in-ladakh, 17 October 2021, A spokesman of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan also linked the two in a tweet.WEB, Laskar, Rezaul H, 2020-06-13, Chinese diplomat tweets a twist to Ladakh standoff, sees link to Article 370,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chinese-diplomat-links-ladakh-standoff-to-scrapped-art-370-creates-a-flutter/story-Jn0zkpbBFql6pcsdfKe82K.html, 2021-10-17, Hindustan Times, en,

Restoration of statehood, delimitation and elections

{{Further|Restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh}}The first elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir took place in the last two months of 2020 in the form of by-elections to District Development Councils and municipal and panchayat level bodies.WEB, 5 November 2020, J&K: First-ever District Development Council elections to be held in eight phases from November 28,scroll.in/latest/977700/j-k-first-ever-district-development-council-elections-to-be-held-in-eight-phases-from-november-28, 17 October 2021, Scroll.in, WEB, 2020-11-05, PTI, Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls, panchayat-municipal by-elections notifications issued,www.financialexpress.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-ddc-polls-panchayat-municipal-by-elections-notifications-issued/2121899/, 17 October 2021, The Financial Express, Even though 220 candidates were fielded by the Gupkar Alliance,WEB, Iqbal, Naveed, 2020-12-22, Jammu & Kashmir DDC polls: Gupkar Alliance fields 220 candidates, BJP 183 and Apni Party 134,indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-kashmir-ddc-polls-gupkar-alliance-fields-220-candidates-bjp-183-and-apni-party-134-7114794/, 2021-10-18, The Indian Express, en, some of those elected were dissatisfied post elections, accusing the government of creating a powerless body.WEB, Ganai, Naseer, 9 March 2021, J-K: DDC Members Claim Government Is Trying To Curb Their Powers, Stage Protests,www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-jammu-and-kashmir-ddc-members-claim-government-is-trying-to-curb-their-powers-stage-protests/376648, 2021-10-18, Outlook India, A fresh delimitation process for assembly constituencies began in February–March 2020.WEB, 18 February 2020, Jammu and Kashmir: Centre begins process of delimitation of Assembly seats,scroll.in/latest/953526/jammu-and-kashmir-centre-begins-process-of-delimitation-of-assembly-seats, 2020-11-17, Scroll.in, en-US, WEB, 2021-06-24, J&K leaders-Modi meeting Live Updates: Talks with PM ends, Azad says asked for restoration of statehood,indianexpress.com/article/india/jammu-and-kashmir-leaders-narendra-modi-meeting-live-updates-7373120/, 2021-06-24, The Indian Express, en, All leaders demanded statehood. To which PM said, the delimitation process should conclude first and then other issues will be addressed. It was a satisfactory meeting. There was complete unanimity for restoring peace in Jammu and Kashmir, The Reorganisation Act has complicated the delimitation, with suspicion being created over whether the new seats would go to Kashmir or Jammu.WEB, 16 July 2021, Explained: The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, and why it has become a bone of contention in the delimitation process,www.financialexpress.com/india-news/explained-the-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-act-2019-and-why-it-has-become-a-bone-of-contention-in-the-delimitation-process/2291836/, 2021-10-17, The Financial Express, en-US, At an all-party meet of Jammu and Kashmir leaders in New Delhi on 24 June 2021, statehood, delimitation and elections were discussed.WEB, 25 June 2021, J&K talks: Here’s what unfolded at the first meet and what lies ahead,indianexpress.com/article/india/jk-talks-heres-what-unfolded-at-the-first-meet-and-what-lies-ahead-7375114/, 2021-10-17, The Indian Express, en, During the meeting, restoration of statehood was raised; this was acknowledged by both the Prime Minister and the Home Minister.WEB, Ghosh, Poulomi, 2021-06-24, PM Modi tells J&K leader he’s committed to restoring statehood, wants to remove ‘Dilli ki Duri, Dil ki Duri’,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-said-he-is-committed-to-restore-statehood-says-j-k-leader-after-3-hr-meet-101624541229384.html, 2021-10-18, Hindustan Times,

Killings and militant recruitment

Between August 2019 and August 2021, 23 BJP leaders and workers (12 in Kashmir and 11 in Jammu) were killed.WEB, Malik, Irfan Amin, 20 August 2021, J&K: 23 BJP Leaders, Workers Killed Since Union Govt’s Article 370 Move,thewire.in/security/jk-23-bjp-leaders-workers-killed-since-union-govts-article-370-move, 2021-10-17, The Wire, In the first six months of 2021, 89 militants died in roughly 47 gunfights in Kashmir.WEB, Mir, Shakir, 15 August 2021, Kashmir: Militancy Remains a Zero-Sum Game, Two Years after August 5 Move,thewire.in/security/kashmir-militancy-zero-sum-game-two-years-after-august-5-move, 2021-10-17, The Wire, During October 2021, 13 civilians were killed; the highest death toll in a single month in the past two years, leading to the exodus of hundreds of migrant labourers and their families.WEB, Jammu & Kashmir: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2021,www.satp.org/terrorist-activity/india-jammukashmir-Oct-2021, satp.org, 6 November 2021, “The killing of 13 civilians in a month, most of them non-locals, is the highest death toll in the last two years and the fourth-highest since 2012, reports said.”, Militant recruitment still occurs. Cross-border cease-fire violations along the Line of Control still occur resulting in deaths of civilians and security forces.NEWS, PTI, 2021-03-16, Ceasefire violations in J&K killed 31 civilians, 39 security personnel since abrogation of Article 370, Centre tells LS-India News,www.firstpost.com/india/ceasefire-violations-in-jk-killed-31-civilians-39-security-personnel-since-abrogation-of-article-370-centre-tells-ls-9425231.html, 2021-10-17, Firstpost, en, While India’s Multi-Agency Centre estimated that 55 terrorists crossed the LoC post 5 August in 2019,WEB, Wani, Ayjaz, 28 January 2020, Life in Kashmir after Article 370,www.orfonline.org/research/life-in-kashmir-after-article-370-60785/, 2021-10-18, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), the military put the number much lower, adding that many infiltration attempts had been thwarted.NEWS, Philip, Snehesh Alex, 30 December 2019, Intel data says 55 terrorists sneaked into J&K since 5 August, but Army doesn’t think so, ThePrint,theprint.in/defence/intel-data-says-55-terrorists-sneaked-into-jk-since-5-august-but-army-doesnt-think-so/341754/, 18 October 2021, In 2020, 60 security men were killed in the region.WEB, Mir, Hilal, 31 December 2020, Kashmir: 225 militants, 60 security men killed in 2020,www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/kashmir-225-militants-60-security-men-killed-in-2020/2095249, 2021-10-17, Anadolu Agency,

Fundamental rights, human rights and civil rights

Members of ‘The Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir’ came out with three reports post August 2019.WEB, 14 February 2021, Human Rights Report Shows Worrying Trends in Post-Lockdown Kashmir,www.thequint.com/news/india/human-rights-forum-reports-shows-worrying-trends-in-post-lockdown-kashmir, 2021-10-17, TheQuint, The informal group, concerned about the situation of human rights in the state, included Justice Madan Lokur, Justice Hasnain Masoodi, Justice Ruma Pal, Justice Bilal Nazki, Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, Radha Kumar, Nirupama Rao, Shantha Sinha, Ramachandra Guha, Moosa Raza, Air Vice-Marshal (retd) Kapil Kak, Lieutenant-General (retd) H S Panag, Major-General (retd) Ashok K. Mehta and others. The first report, while condemning the situation of human rights in the state and that security concerns were being placed first, recommended— (sic) “release all remaining political detainees”, “repeal the PSA and any other preventive detention legislation”, “remove all restrictions on freedom of representation and expression”, “release all detained juveniles and withdraw charges against them”, “allow smooth passage for medical personnel and patients”, “reinstate all the former state’s statutory oversight bodies, especially those monitoring human rights, such as the Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission”, “encourage all shades of opinion to be freely and peacefully expressed, as the laws apply in every part of the Indian Union”.Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir (23 July 2020). Jammu and Kashmir: The Impact of Lockdowns on Human Rights (August 2019–July 2020). pages: 72. Retrieved on 17 October 2021. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). via—indianculturalforum.in The second report covered the period August 2020– January 2021 and stated that “most of the violations described in the forum’s first report... remain even 18 months after the imposition of a lockdown on Jammu and Kashmir”.WEB, 15 February 2021, Human rights violations continue in J&K, says forum led by former SC judge Madan Lokur,scroll.in/latest/986941/human-rights-violations-continue-in-j-k-says-forum-led-by-former-sc-judge-madan-lokur, 2021-10-17, Scroll.in, en-US, Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir (15 February 2021). Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir. pages: 67. Retrieved on 17 October 2021. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). via—indianculturalforum.in The third report was published in August 2021, marking the completion of two years of changes in the state.WEB, 5 August 2021, Two Years After Article 370 Read Down, Rights Violations Continue: J&K Rights Forum,thewire.in/rights/article-370-two-years-read-down-rights-violations-continue-jk-rights-forum, 2021-10-17, The Wire, Forum for Human Rights in Jammu and Kashmir (4 August 2021). Two years of lockdown: Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir, 2021. pages: 78. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Retrieved on 17 October 2021. via—indianculturalforum.in {{Blockquote|text=The security situation has not improved; on the contrary, it has worsened. [...] Counter-insurgency concerns continue to be given priority... leading to an across-the-board vitiation of human and civil right protections. [...] the Jammu and Kashmir administration continues to oppose bail and stifle dissent on increasingly bizarre grounds [...] recruitment of cyber volunteers, to monitor... for ‘anti-national’ content. [...] Rates of domestic abuse, too, have increased drastically. Incidents of dowry – and/or wife burning, rarely heard before, have surfaced [...] Journalists have been harassed, assaulted and charged under UAPA.}}However, considering the regions history including ethnic cleansing, many today still place public security, safety and order as paramount.JOURNAL, Bansal, Rahul, Punia, Muskan, Human Rights in Kashmir – Violated or Restored,ijpsl.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Human-Rights-in-Kashmir-Violated-or-Restored_Rahul-Bansal-Muskan-Punia.pdf, International Journal of Policy Sciences and Law, 1, 2, 741, ...they note that the land of Kashmir has witnessed over 30 years of terrorism and ethnic cleansing. They say that the concerns of public order and public safety remain paramount..., In October 2019, India invited a group of largely right-wing MEP’s, in their personal capacity, to the Kashmir Valley to see the on-ground situation.NEWS, 2019-10-30, Outrage over right-wing Euro-MPs’ Kashmir visit, en-GB, BBC News,www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50231022, 2021-10-18, WEB, Bagchi, Indrani, 29 October 2019, Government allows 27 European lawmakers to visit Kashmir,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/government-allows-27-european-lawmakers-to-visit-kashmir/articleshow/71798121.cms, 2021-10-17, The Times of India, A third foreign delegation visited the region in February 2021; the envoys represented various countries including Brazil, Malaysia, Bolivia, Ghana and Kyrgyzstan.WEB, Mir Ehsan, Rezaul H Laskar, 2021-02-18, 24 diplomats visit J&K in third delegation since Article 370 move,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/24-diplomats-visit-j-k-in-third-delegation-since-article-370-move-101613594403320.html, 2021-10-17, Hindustan Times, en, Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, put out a comment in September 2021, expressing concerns about the human rights situation in the state including the communication blackouts and stated,{{BlockquoteUnlawful Activities (Prevention) Act throughout India is worrying, with Jammu & Kashmir having among the highest number of cases in the country. While I acknowledge the Government’s efforts to counter terrorism and promote development in the region, such restrictive measures can result in human rights violations and foster further tensions and discontent.48TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL WEBSITE=OHCHR.ORG DATE=13 SEPTEMBER 2021, }}The Supreme Court of India also stated “freedom of internet access is a fundamental right” and that internet restrictions could not continue indefinitely.NEWS, Phartiyal, Sankalp, Bukhari, Fayaz, 2020-01-10, India’s top court says indefinite Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal, en, Reuters,www.reuters.com/article/us-india-kashmir-internet-idUSKBN1Z90FR, 2021-10-17,

Subsequent legislation

Orders

Following the implementation of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, and through the powers given by the act, the central government of India further approved eight orders which provide for the adaption of state and central laws to the union territories.WEB, Maqbool, Umer, 2 November 2020, How the Centre Effected Changes in J&K Laws Through Executive Orders,thewire.in/law/centre-jammu-and-kashmir-laws-executive-order, 2021-08-23, The Wire, Five orders deal with the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and three with the union territory of Ladakh. Through these executive orders the central government has made changes to, or repealed, over 400 laws in relation to the union territories by November 2020.WEB, 7 January 2021, Year End Review 2020 Ministry of Home Affairs,pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1686899, live,web.archive.org/web/20210107152022/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1686899, 7 January 2021, 2021-08-23, Press Information Bureau, Government of India, en, Orders were notified for adaptation of 48 Central Laws and 167 State Laws in respect of UT of J&K. Orders relating to adaptation of 44 Central Laws and 148 State Laws in UT of Ladakhwere also notified., {{hidden begin|title=List of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Orders|titlestyle=font-size: 0.95em; padding: 5px 5px 5px 115px; text-align: left; border: 1px #b2b2b2 solid; background-color: #f2f2f2;|expanded=|style=width: 89%; margin-left: 19px;}}{| class=“wikitable” style="font-size:85%;“|+Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Orders!Date!Legislation!Notes!|18.03.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020Code of Civil Procedure (India)>Code of Civil Procedure 1908 and Code of Criminal Procedure 1973Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1048 of 2019. (Supreme Court of India)— via Livelaw.in. www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-383967.pdf" title="web.archive.org/web/20201111104240www.livelaw.in/pdf_upload/pdf_upload-383967.pdf">Archived on 11 November 2020.AWASTHIDATE=20 MARCH 2020URL=HTTPS://WWW.THEHINDUBUSINESSLINE.COM/NEWS/NATIONAL/CENTRE-ORDERS-ADAPTATION-OF-CENTRAL-LAWS-IN-JK-HERES-A-COMPLETE-LIST-OF-37-CENTRAL-LAWS-TO-BE-IMPLEMENTED/ARTICLE31116159.ECEWEBSITE=THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE, en, |31.03.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020|Repeals a number of state acts. Amends a number of state actsPUBLISHER=THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARYYEAR=2020ARCHIVE-URL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20200617115958/HTTP://164.100.117.97/WRITEREADDATA/USERFILES/218978.PDF, 17 June 2020, |20.05.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Second Order, 2020|Amends J&K Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act, 2010||05.10.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Second Order, 2020|Extends a number of central laws with amendments||05.10.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Third Order, 2020|Amends state acts to provide for the restructuring of different municipal bodies of the UT||16.10.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Fourth Order, 2020Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989>J&K Panchayati Raj Act, 1989||26.10.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of State Laws) Fifth Order, 2020|Extends a number of central laws with amendments||26.10.2020|J&K Reorganization (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020|Amends a number of state acts. Repeals a number of state acts|{{hidden end}}

Changes to domicile legislation

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 dated 31 March 2020 resulted in the complete repeal of 25 prior state laws.NEWS, ANI, 2020-04-01, MHA orders adaptation of state laws of J-K, jobs to be reserved for “domicile”, Business Standard India,www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/mha-orders-adaptation-of-state-laws-of-j-k-jobs-to-be-reserved-for-domicile-120040100621_1.html, 2020-10-29, The remaining 113 state laws were adopted with changes.WEB, 1 April 2020, Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020,pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1609804, live,164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/218978.pdf," title="web.archive.org/web/20200617115958164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/218978.pdf,">web.archive.org/web/20200617115958164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/218978.pdf, 17 June 2020, 2020-10-27, pib.gov.in, This move by the central government came under specific criticism for the changes to the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act, 2010 which resulted in a modification to the states’ domicile laws. Previously, Article 370 reserved land and jobs only for ‘permanent residents’, the definition of which was altered to include domiciles through the approval of the new order.NEWS, Tripathi, Rahul, 2020-04-04, Centre notifies amendments to the act providing domicile reservation for govt jobs in Jammu & Kashmir, The Economic Times,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/centre-notifies-amendments-to-the-act-providing-domicile-reservation-for-govt-jobs-in-jammu-kashmir/articleshow/74975107.cms?from=mdr, 2020-05-04, WEB, Wani, Riyaz, 7 April 2020, India’s new domicile law for Jammu & Kashmir is making residents anxious,qz.com/india/1834012/after-article-370-new-jammu-kashmir-domicile-law-fuels-anxiety/, 2020-05-04, Quartz India, en, Under the new laws domiciles would be given jobs in the state. Among the various criteria under the modified law anybody who has “resided for a period of fifteen years in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir” or migrants registered by the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner of the union territory would be eligible for a domicile.NEWS, Rashid, Hakeem Irfan, 2020-04-01, Central government defines domicile for J&K; those who have lived in UT for 15 yrs, registered migrants & students, The Economic Times,economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/central-govt-defines-domicile-for-jk-those-who-have-lived-in-ut-for-15-yrs-registered-migrants-students/articleshow/74923952.cms, 2020-05-04, A number of political parties including Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party and the Jammu unit of BJP opposed the order and showed discontentment, stating that there were no safeguards to protect the rights and privileges of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.NEWS, Ashiq, Peerzada, 2020-04-01, Kashmir parties oppose Centre’s new domicile law, en-IN, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kashmir-parties-oppose-centres-new-domicile-law/article31225866.ece, subscription, 2020-05-04, 0971-751X, On 3 April 2020, a fresh order was issued by the central government that made six changes to the previous order. Among the changes were providing protection to domiciles in any government post as compared to only selected posts before.NEWS, Singh, Vijaita, 2020-04-04, Union Home Ministry modifies Jammu & Kashmir domicile order, offers protection to all government posts, en-IN, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mha-modifies-jk-domicile-order-offers-protection-to-domiciles-in-all-government-posts/article31253516.ece, limited, 2020-05-04, 0971-751X, A new order, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Second Order, 2020 was passed on 20 May 2020.WEB, 20 May 2020, Cabinet, Cabinet approves issuance of the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Second Order, 2020 in relation of Jammu & Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralisation and Recruitment) Act,pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1625302, 2021-08-16, pib.gov.in (Press Information Bureau, Government of India), WEB, Jammu and Kashmir domicile rules: Centre trying to change demography of UT, claim politcial parties,www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/may/19/jammu-and-kashmir-domicile-rules-centre-trying-to-change-demography-of-ut-claim-politcial-parties-2145386.html, 19 May 2020, The New Indian Express, PTI, 2020-05-20, This order modified applicability of domicile orders to “all level of jobs” in the union territory.WEB, 2020-05-21, Law on domicile conditions for J&K jobs gets Cabinet nod,indianexpress.com/article/india/law-on-domicile-conditions-for-jk-jobs-gets-cabinet-nod-6420004/, 2021-08-16, The Indian Express, en, Jammu division saw 33,157 people applying for the domicile document between 18 May 2020 and 26 June 2020. Among them 25,000 domicile certificates were issued. Out of those applying, about 32,000 application were from Jammu, while Kashmir saw only 720 applications.WEB, Lateef, Samaan, 26 June 2020, IAS officer among 25,000 people granted domicile certificates in J-K,www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/ias-officer-among-25-000-people-granted-domicile-certificates-in-j-k-104783, 2021-10-18, Tribune India, WEB, Shah, Khalid, Iyer, Prithvi, 30 June 2020, Decoding the new domicile law of Jammu and Kashmir,www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/decoding-new-domicile-law-jammu-kashmir-68777/, 2021-10-18, Observer Research Foundation, Refugees from Pakistan and Valmikis are among those who have been issued the residency certificates; they came in the 1950s when sanitation workers in Jammu went on strike.NEWS, 2019-08-05, Full text of document on govt.’s rationale behind removal of special status to J&K, The Hindu,www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-text-of-document-on-govts-rationale-behind-removal-of-special-status-to-jk/article28821368.ece, 2021-10-19, 0971-751X, Valmikis (Dalits) were brought to ...(J&K) in 1957... From that time, the present and future generations were compelled to become sweeper... [...] There were West Pakistan Refugees and Gorkhas... they were not entitled to property rights; employment in state government; participation in... elections... and other social benefits... Women in J&K were not allowed to choose her life partner outside the state., These changes in domicile rules have been compared academically to “post-colonial colonialism” and reinforcing settler colonialism in the region,WEB, Wilson, Erika K., 10 May 2021, From Domicile to Dominion: India’s Settler Colonial Agenda in Kashmir,harvardlawreview.org/2021/05/from-domicile-to-dominion-indias-settler-colonial-agenda-in-kashmir/, 2021-10-18, Harvard Law Review, WEB, Osuri, Goldie, 22 August 2019, Kashmiris are living a long nightmare of Indian colonialism,theconversation.com/kashmiris-are-living-a-long-nightmare-of-indian-colonialism-121925, 2021-10-20, The Conversation, en, and Patrick Wolfe’s models of colonialism.WEB, Wani, Maknoon, 2020-09-01, Kashmir and the rise of settler colonialism,www.himalmag.com/kashmir-and-the-rise-of-settler-colonialism-2020/, 2021-10-18, Himal Southasian, Kashmiri author and academician Ather Zia holds the same views, “settler-colonial techniques in Kashmir predate the foreboding of the siege of August 2019”. On the other hand, the change in residency rules have been seen to correct past injustices.WEB, 19 May 2020, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, J&K Domicile Rules Notification is the dawn of a new era for Jammu & Kashmir, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh,pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1625162, 2021-10-18, pib.gov.in (Press Information Bureau, Government of India), For the first time, women from Jammu and Kashmir who married outside the state, can get domiciles.WEB, Khajuria, Sanjay, 21 July 2021, BJP welcomes ‘domicile grant’ to J&K women married outside,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/bjp-welcomes-domicile-grant-to-jk-women-married-outside/articleshow/84619737.cms, 2021-10-18, The Times of India, en, The spouse of natives can also apply for domicile.WEB, Sharma, Arun, 22 July 2021, Non-native spouses of J&K women can now get domicile certificate,indianexpress.com/article/india/non-native-spouses-of-jk-women-can-now-get-domicile-certificate-7416153/, 2021-10-18, The Indian Express, en,

Changes to land legislation

On 26 October 2020, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020 came into force. ANI reported that under the orders “12 state laws have been repealed and 26 others have been adapted with changes or substitutes”.WEB, 27 October 2020, Centre notifies new laws allowing anyone to buy land in J&K, Ladakh,scroll.in/latest/976910/centre-notifies-new-laws-allowing-anyone-to-buy-land-in-j-k-ladakh, 2020-10-27, Scroll.in, en-US, WEB, 2020-10-27, Centre notifies new laws allowing any Indian citizen to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh,www.firstpost.com/india/centre-notifies-new-laws-allowing-any-indian-citizen-to-buy-land-in-jammu-and-kashmir-ladakh-8956781.html, 2020-10-27, Firstpost, Among the changes were modifications to the land laws which now allowed those from other states to buy land in the UT.WEB, Chauhan, Neeraj, Hussain, Ashiq, 2021-08-10, Two from outside bought property in J&K since 2019: Centre tells LS,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/two-persons-from-outside-purchased-properties-in-j-k-since-august-2019-mha-101628593101063.html, 2021-08-12, Hindustan Times, By August 2021, two people from outside of the union territory had bought property.

Amendments

First Amendment

G Kishan Reddy, the Minister of State for Home Affairs, introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to replace the existing ordinance for the same.NEWS, PTI, 13 February 2021, Govt introduces Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in LS,timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-introduces-jammu-and-kashmir-reorganisation-amendment-bill-2021-in-ls/articleshow/80894816.cms, 2021-08-16, The Times of India, The ordinance merged the Jammu and Kashmir cadre of civil services officers with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. By 13 February 2021, both houses of the Parliament had passed the bill.NEWS, PTI, 2021-02-13, Parliament approves J-K reorganisation amendment bill,www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/parliament-approves-j-k-reorganisation-amendment-bill-101613214738625.html, 2021-08-16, Hindustan Times, en,

Second Amendment

On December 2023, the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill was passed which would extend women reservation of 33% in Jammu & Kashmir on par with the One Hundred and Sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India.WEB, PTI, Parliament passes bills to extend women’s reservation to Puducherry, J&K assemblies,www.deccanherald.com/india/parliament-passes-bills-to-extend-womens-reservation-to-puducherry-jk-assemblies-2815662, 2024-04-14, Deccan Herald, en,

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• {{Citation|last=Verma|first=Maansi|title=The Case of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill|date=1 November 2019|url=https://www.epw.in/engage/article/diminishing-role-parliament-case-jammu-and-kashmir|volume=54 |issue=45|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly}}
• NEWS, 4 July 2021, MHA corrects 64 errors in adaptation of state laws orders in JK, ETV Bharat,www.etvbharat.com/english/national/state/jammu-and-kashmir/j-and-k-reorganisation-act-centre-corrects-64-errors-in-adaptation-of-state-laws-orders/na20210704081230650,
• {{Citation|last=Seth|first=Shivangi|title=Kashmiri Pandits and J&K Reorganisation|date=22 January 2020|url=http://www.ipcs.org/comm_select.php?articleNo=5645|publisher=Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies}}
• JOURNAL, Deva, Zaid, 2020-05-03, Basic without structure?: the Presidential Order of 1954 and the Indo-Jammu & Kashmir constitutional relationship,www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24730580.2020.1791520, Indian Law Review, en, Taylor and Francis Online, 4, 2, 163–198, 10.1080/24730580.2020.1791520, 221521110, 2473-0580,
• —WEB, Amin, Muhammad Mutahhar, 2021-01-26, Response to Zaid Deva’s Article – Basic without Structure?: the Presidential Order of 1954 and the Indo-Jammu & Kashmir Constitutional Relationship,lawandotherthings.com/2021/01/response-to-zaid-devas-article-basic-without-structure-the-presidential-order-of-1954-and-the-indo-jammu-kashmir-constitutional-relationship/,%20https://lawandotherthings.com/2021/01/response-to-zaid-devas-article-basic-without-structure-the-presidential-order-of-1954-and-the-indo-jammu-kashmir-constitutional-relationship/,%20https://lawandotherthings.com/2021/01/response-to-zaid-devas-article-basic-without-structure-the-presidential-order-of-1954-and-the-indo-jammu-kashmir-constitutional-relationship/, 2021-10-16, Law and Other Things, en-GB,
• WEB, 8 August 2019, Modi Addresses Nation: ‘Jammu and Kashmir Will Now See Economic Development and Integration’,thewire.in/government/narendra-modi-address, 2021-10-18, The Wire,
• NEWS, Iyer, P Vaidyanathan, 15 December 2020, Manoj Sinha Interview: ‘Where is the contradiction between DDC and Assembly elections?’, The Indian Express,indianexpress.com/article/india/manoj-sinha-jammu-kashmir-ddc-elections-assembly-polls-7105142/, 18 October 2021,

External links

• Full text of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 via Gazette of India.
• Alphabetical Index of Central Acts extended by J&K Reorganisation Act 2019 via Jammu and Kashmir High Court.
• Orders Issued Under the Constitution of India (Part 1) via Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India.
• 164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/218978.pdf" title="web.archive.org/web/20200617115958164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/218978.pdf">Full text of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order, 2020 via Gazette of India.

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