The High Court will have to reconstitute a bench of five judges to hear these petitions. Because former Chief Justice Raman and Justice R.K., who were part of the five-judge bench hearing these petitions. Subhash Reddy has retired. Besides two former judges, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice Surya Kant were part of the bench which on August 5, 370 challenged the constitutional validity of the Centre’s decision to repeal the provisions of Article 370. The petitions were refused to be referred to a larger seven-judge bench on March 2, 2020.