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Following the Supreme Court's December 2023 judgment on Article 370, the Union Government is required to restore ______ to Jammu and Kashmir and conduct Legislative Assembly elections by September 2024.
- full autonomy
- Statehood
- special status
- independence
Answer: Statehood
Post-judgment implementation (Article 370): (a) Supreme Court direction (December 2023): (i) Restore Statehood to J&K at earliest, (ii) Conduct Legislative Assembly elections by September 30, 2024, (iii) Delimitation exercise (completed 2022) forms basis for elections, (b) Current status (2024): (i) Election Commission preparing for Assembly elections, (ii) Delimitation boundaries being used for constituency delineation, (iii) Political parties mobilizing for polls, (c) Federal significance: Balances Union power to reorganize States with democratic restoration; illustrates constitutional flexibility: temporary unitary features for integration, federal normalcy restored through elections. Illustrates judicial role in federal disputes: upholding constitutional provisions while ensuring democratic accountability.