Indians react to Supreme Court verdict on Jammu and Kashmir
Indians react to Supreme Court verdict on Jammu and Kashmir I ndia's Supreme Court verdict to uphold the repeal of Jammu and Kashmir's special status within India has been met with shock and disappointed by political parties in the Himalayan region. India's top court gave legal approval for the Indian government's unilateral decision to strip Kashmir of the limited autonomy and special status it had held for decades in a decision announced by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Monday. It upheld the repeal of Article 370, which had barred non-residents from buying land or applying for jobs in the region and also provided local politicians limited autonomy in framing laws and regulations about internal affairs. The five-judge court also approved the Indian government's 2019 decision to divide the princedom of Jammu and Kashmir into two federally administered territories: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The area has been contested since the partition of India in 194...