Plea filed in Supreme Court challenging Presidential order on Article 370

NEW DELHI: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the Presidential order on Article 370 which revokes the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir.nnThe plea has been filed by advocate M L Sharma who claimed that the Presidential order was “illegal” as it was passed without taking consent from the state assembly.nnSharma is likely to mention his plea for urgent listing before the apex court on Wednesday.nnThe Centre had on Monday revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.nnSource: Press Trust of India