Legal matter

During theSupreme Court hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, told the court that the move to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was a "temporary measure". He said while Jammu and Kashmir would be reverted as a state in the future, Ladakh would remain a union territory. Furthermore, the Indian Government would give a statement on August 31.