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Article 370 acknowledges the special status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in terms of autonomy and its ability to formulate laws for the state's permanent residents. In the 1954 Presidential order, among other things, the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution were made applicable to Kashmir with exceptions
1) Article 370 is an Article in Indian Constitution, which gives autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.2) Article 370 is drafted in Part XXI of the Constitution of India, which consists of Articles on Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions.
3) The features of Article 370 are derived from the original Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir on 26th October 1947.
4) The original Instrument of Accession gave the Government of India, the power to decide on only three matters in the state of Jammu and Kashmir i.e. defense, foreign affairs and communication.
5) Article 370 was incorporated into the Constitution of India as a temporary provision.
6) Article 370 became the permanent feature of the Indian Constitution after the dissolution of J&K Assembly which neither recommended its abolition nor its amendment.
7) Article 370 imposes no obligation on the J&K assembly to abide by the Constitution of India.
8) Article 370 allowed the state of Jammu and Kashmir to have its own Constitution.
9) Article 370 limited the Legislative powers of the center in J&K to three matters of defense, foreign affairs, and communication.
10) The State Government of J&K holds the right to enact laws regarding the elections of the state local bodies.