The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed a day-to-day hearing of a batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir from August 2. The hearing will be on the day-to-day basis except for Monday and Friday.

The bench led by chief justice DY Chandrachud also appointed two advocates as nodal counsels for the preparation of common convenience compilations of documents. It said written submissions shall be filed on or before July 27 and no further additions to the convenience compilation shall be permissible.

The top court also allowed IAS Shah Faesal and Shehla Rashid to withdraw as petitioners challenging the abrogation of Article 370.