Citizenship Amendment Act: The petitions filed against the Citizenship Amendment Act will be heard in the Supreme Court today. More than 200 petitions have been filed against CAA. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Mishra will hear the case.
What is the demand?
Recently the Central Government issued a notification announcing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). However, after the government issued the notification, questions were raised regarding it. After this, the Supreme Court was approached demanding a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, and more than 200 petitions were filed against it.
Supreme Court had agreed to the hearing
Let us inform you that the Supreme Court had recently agreed to consider the demand for a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024. Last Friday, the Supreme Court fixed March 19 for a hearing in this case.
What is the objection regarding CAA?
In the petition filed by IUML in the Supreme Court, questions have been raised on the notification to implement CAA.
IUML has demanded a stay on the notification.
The petition states that it was not implemented for four and a half years, but notifying it now raises questions about it.
It also says that granting citizenship based on religion in CAA violates the provisions of the Constitution.
What is CAA?
It is noteworthy that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was implemented in the country four years after it was passed by the Parliament. Under this law, it will be easier for non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh to get Indian citizenship. These include Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian refugees.
Also Read: CAA: Asaduddin Owaisi files petition in Supreme Court against CAA, demands ban on law enforcement
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised his government's decision to conduct a caste cens
The case of assault on a food stall owner in Mumbai for not speaking Marathi has heated the polit
Harpreet Singh Lalia, a resident of Nagpur in Maharashtra and one of the 104 Indians deported fro
'By 2041, Muslims will equal the population of Hindus', Assam CM's shocking claim.
Pointing out the magnitude of demographic change in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma cla
The country's famous industrialist Padma Vibhushan Ratan Tata has passed away. He was ill for som
Union Minister Prad Joshi has sharply criticized Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Prahlad J
Padma Vibhushan Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya has directly challenged Saint Pre
On September 5, South cinema veteran Thalapathy Vijay's film GOAT was released in theaters. Since
Ranveer Singh's spy thriller film 'Dhruva' has been making headlines for several reasons. The fil
The budget of India, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is coming. Finance Minist
