'What kind of petition is this?', SC rebukes during hearing on Article 370; This appeal was made in PIL

"No pronouncement can be issued by this Court with regard to the constitutional validity of the action of the Central Government. In any case, the issue of constitutional validity is pending before a Constitution Bench," the petition said. "The present petition is misconceived and is accordingly dismissed," the apex court said.

Article 35-A, which was included in the Constitution by presidential order of 1954, provided special rights and privileges to the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and prevented people from outside the state from acquiring any immovable property in the state. It also denied property rights to a woman who married a man from outside the state.

On August 5, 2019, The Center decided to take away the special status from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate it into two Union Territories. The Central Government abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by removing Article 370.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by the chief justice is hearing arguments on a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, which bifurcated the erstwhile state into two union territories - Jammu and Kashmir. And divided into Kashmir and Ladakh.