No Question Of Brexit-Like Referendum On Article 370, Says Supreme Court
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The remark by the five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud came in response to senior advocate Kapil Sibal's argument that the scrapping of Article 370 was a political act like Brexit
There is no question of a Brexit-like referendum on the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday, as it grappled with the question whether it was constitutionally legal. India, it said, is a constitutional democracy where the will of its people can be ascertained only through established institutions.
UK's departure from the European Union -- actuated by a rise in nationalistic fervour, daunting immigration issues, and a distressed economy -- was dubbed Brexit.
The remark by the five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud came in response to senior advocate Kapil Sibal's argument that the scrapping of Article 370 -- which accorded special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir -- was a political act like Brexit, where the opinion of British citizens was sought through a referendum.