INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing on the pleas challenging the Constitutional validity of Article 35A, that pertains to the citizenship rights in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The reason for the adjournment of this crucial hearing was that Justice DY Chandrachud, one of three judges in the bench, was not present. The CJI Dipak Misra informed that the petitions on Article 35 A will now be heard in week commencing August 27. The debate over Article 35A of t