India’s SC to hold daily hearings on pleas from Aug 2

India's Supreme Court yesterday said it would begin "day-to-day" hearings from August 2 on petitions challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave a special status on the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. A five-judge constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, which passed several procedural directions, fixed July 27 as the deadline for filing of written submissions by different parties. The bench said the hearing on the batch of petitions will be held on a day-to-day basis except on Mondays and Fridays, which are days for hearing miscellaneous matters in the apex court.