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The judgement of the Supreme Court in “In Re Article 370” deals with the substitution of the phrase…

In Re Article 370 disapproved using Article 367 to replace the reference to the State’s Constituent Assembly with its Legislative Assembly. An interpretation clause could…

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The judgement of the Supreme Court in “In Re Article 370” deals with the substitution of the phrase “Constituent Assembly of the State of Jammu & Kashmir” via Article 367 in the following manner:

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In Re Article 370 disapproved using Article 367 to replace the reference to the State’s Constituent Assembly with its Legislative Assembly. An interpretation clause could not be used to bypass the procedure for changing Article 370, so that part of Constitutional Order 272 was held invalid. The Court’s separate reasoning sustaining the ultimate cessation of Article 370 does not validate this particular interpretive substitution.

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