New Delhi — India’s top court will hear a plea for the restoration of Kashmir’s federal statehood this week, court officials said Tuesday, as the region marked six years under direct rule from New Delhi.

Friday's hearing follows an application by two residents of the Muslim-majority territory where a separatist insurgency has raged for years.{ai:summary}India's Supreme Court is set to hear a plea this week regarding the restoration of federal statehood to Kashmir, coinciding with the region's six-year anniversary of direct governance from New Delhi. #politics

India's top court to hear Kashmir statehood plea this week

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