A SC decision from 1968 has long justified Union executive creep in J&K. But what of the equal bench judgement that came a decade before it?

Our explainer distils the key issue and conclusions in four prominent Supreme Court judgements.

In 56 days over 5 years, the Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly created the J&K Constitution, and joined India on its own terms.

The SC reserved judgement after hearing arguments from 40 counsel

Respondents argued that the legitimacy of J&K Constitution came directly from the Indian Constitution

The abrogation of Article 370 threatens the safeguards acknowledging special arrangements in other states too, writes Anuradha Bhasin.