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Jammu and Kashmir has been an integral part of India. The region is enriched in the flora and fauna. The region is of strategic importance as per the territorial security is considered. The region shares its boundary with china and Pakistan. The region was earlier being governed as monarchy under the Maharaja of Kashmir and became part of India after the execution of the instrument of accession. Article 370 and Article 35-A were giving the state limited autonomy and independence as to its certain affairs. The regulation of such laws were temporal and were being enlisted under part 21 of the Constitution. The state was having its own constitution. In 1980s, separatist movements and insurgency has led disruptions in the state. The president has revoked the temporal status of the state through the order and parliament has passed legislation to reorganize the state into two union territories. This article will be evaluating the constitutionality of the order, act and the executive changes made to the region. The article also focuses on the aftermaths and the impacts of the suspension of article 370 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The article will discuss the judicial interpretations of the Honourable courts on the article 370 and the approach favoured by the judiciary in matters of the region.