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The Supreme Court will today hear over 200 petitions filed against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Petitions have also been filed demanding a stay on the implementation of the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Mishra will hear the case.
Hearing on petition against CAA
The CAA was passed by the Parliament of India on December 11, 2019. This law has been the subject of widespread debate and protest. CAA has amended the Citizenship Act of 1955. The Act paves the way for Indian citizenship for immigrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who are victims of religious persecution in their respective countries and have migrated on or from 31 December 2014. Have come first. Last week, senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, while referring to IUML's petition in the Supreme Court, had said that elections are imminent. Notifying its rules at such a time, four years after the CAA was passed by Parliament, raises doubts about the government's intentions. those who challenge the law The petitioners Said that CAA discriminates against Muslims on the basis of religion. He has argued that this violates the 'right to equality' under Article 14 of the Constitution.
The petitioners include Kerala's Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, Congress leader and former Union minister Jairam Ramesh, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress leader Debbarat Saikia, NGO . Release and some law students are involved. IUMLAAssam Congress leader Debrat Saikia, Assam Jatiyawadi Yuva Vidyarthi Parishad (a regional student body), Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) have challenged the CAA Rules, 2024, through which the CAA is implemented. Has been done ,