India, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court will hear petitions seeking the restoration of Jammu & Kashmir's statehood on Friday.

The petitions are listed at serial number 17 before the Court of Chief Justice of India (CJI). "The case is listed for hearing on October 10 before a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India," advocate Soayib Qureshi told news agency-Kashmir News Observer (KNO)

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