J&K Union Territory status temporary, statehood restoration planned: Government tells Supreme Court

The government has informed the Supreme Court that the bifurcation of Jammu & Kashmir into the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh is temporary, and that J&K’s status as a Union Territory will eventually be reversed to that of a state. The Supreme Court has asked the government to specify a timeline for the restoration of statehood to J&K.