India’s top court on Monday said the special status given to the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) before its revocation in 2019 was a temporary provision.

Supreme Court of India in its decision announced that the occupied territory became an integral part of India “which is evident from Article 1 and 370 of the constitution”, NDTV reported.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in August 2019 unilaterally abrogated the special status of the occupied valley and deployed tens of thousands of troops in a bid to ward off protests against the illegal move.

The Indian CJP-led announced the verdict today and held that the occupied territory became an integral part of India “which is evident from Article 1 and 370 of the constitution”.