NEW DELHI (Reuters) -- India's Supreme Court upheld on Monday a 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and set a deadline of Sept. 30 next year for local polls to be held.
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India's top court upholds end of Kashmir's special status, orders polls
Decision buoys Modi government ahead of 2024 general election
Lawyers in front of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi on Dec. 11. © Reuters
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