SC’s decision not to decide on validity of restrictions in Kashmir is not just deferral, it is abdication | The Indian Express

SC’s decision not to decide on validity of restrictions in Kashmir is not just deferral, it is abdication | The Indian Express

SC’s decision not to decide on validity of restrictions in Kashmir is not just deferral, it is abdication

JANUARY 16, 2020 10:10:00 AM

It has taken the Court five months to decide on the challenge to the communications lockdown. If the government now fails to comply with the judgment, will it take another five months for the issue to be decided? By that stage, the damage would already have been done.