Supreme Court refuses to refer Article 370 cases to larger bench

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to refer the issue of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir to a larger bench. The 5-judge Supreme Court bench will continue to hear the cases related to Article 370. The court's order is confined to the issue of whether there a larger bench needs to hear the cases related to Article 370. A five-judge constitution bench will continue to hear the batch of petitions on Article 370.