Srinagar, Aug. 26 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday exuded hope that the Supreme Court will set a deadline on the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir

"I do not know who went to the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing. We also want there should be no delay in this decision," Abdullah told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

He said his government has been after the restoration of statehood for the last ten months since it took over.

"Our first decision in the first cabinet meeting was to pass a resolution on statehood. In my first meeting with the prime minister, the first thing I did was to hand over the cabinet resolution on statehood to him," he said.

"We have been waiting, but we have not had any benefi...