The Supreme Court of India on Friday will hear a bunch of petitions challenging the Article 35-A, which bars outsiders from buying immovable property in the state.
According to the cause list released by the apex court registry, the case will be heard by a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on August 31.
The case figures at serial number 18 among the cases listed on Friday.
The Resistance Leaders have called for shutdown in the state on August 30 and 31 to protest the petitions calling for scrapping the article.
Meanwhile, earlier during the day, The Supreme Court adjourned a fresh petition which challenged Article 35-A after an adjournment request was placed by the petitioner, Ashwani Upadhyay, a BJP leader and lawyer.
