When Article 370 was originally created, only two articles of the Indian constitution applied in full to Jammu and Kashmir. Other provisions of the constitution would apply with exceptions and modifications specified by the president in his Order in consultation with or the concurrence of the government of the state. [39] In exercise of these powers, as conferred by clause (3) of article 370 of the constitution, the president made a series of orders with the concurrence of the government of ... Article 370 exempts J&K from the application of the Constitution of India (except Article 1 and Article 370 itself) and permits the state to draft its own Constitution. Article 370 was the constitutional provision that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, while Article 35A was a legal provision that flowed from Article 370 and gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir the power to define who is a "permanent resident" of the state, and to confer special rights and privileges to these residents. On January 26th, 1950, the Constitution of India came into force. Article 370 set three broad frameworks. Broadly, Article 370 stipulated India would not make laws in Jammu & Kashmir outside the scope set out by the Instrument of Accession, without the ‘concurrence’ of its government. Further, it stated that except Article 1, which declared India as a ‘Union of States’, and Article 370 itself, no part of the Constitution would apply to Jammu & Kashmir. The President of India could ...
