<h1>Union Territory status remains operative until legislative restoration of statehood; assembly wording does not change legal reality.</h1> Union Territory status remains the operative legal description until Parliament restores statehood; use or removal of the term in assembly proceedings or legislation does not alter that legal reality. The Assembly passed an amendment to the Jammu and Kashmir GST Act using the phrase 'Union Territory,' prompting an opposition walkout, while the Chief Minister emphasised that prior legislative business and member oaths have been conducted under the Union Territory nomenclature and that the government continues to pursue restoration of statehood through formal resolutions and representations.