Supreme Court not to address Jammu and Kashmir issue

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that there was no official talks between Kashmiri leaders and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi over the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani.

Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar told a three-judge bench of Chief Justice T.S. Thakur and Justices A.M. Kanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud hearing a PIL filed by National Panthers party that the opposition leaders were meeting the Prime Minister on their own and there is no official level talks.

“Opposition parties are going on their own and meeting the PM,” the SG said when Prof. Bhim Singh appearing for the petitioner complained that his party was not being invited for talks. The CJI told Mr Singh that the situation in the state was a problem relating to governance, which can’t be addressed by courts.

The CJI observed, “Please appreciate, there are certain dimensions of governance which can not be addressed by courts.” However, the senior counsel argued that “situation has gone out of control. There is no law and order in the State for the past 45 days. People are living under the shadow of guns. No arrests have been made. Government is not functioning”.