The Supreme Court on Monday stated it would hear on December 6 the petitions difficult the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, whereas appointing two nodal counsels to compile all related paperwork associated to the matter.
The high courtroom requested the state governments of Assam and Tripura to file their replies inside two weeks, particularly in associated issues.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit, comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi, was listening to petitions by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and others difficult the validity of the CAA.
The bench appointed advocate Pallavi Pratap, counsel for the petitioner Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and advocate Kanu Agarwal (counsel for the central authorities) as nodal counsel to compile all related paperwork. “After noting that there are numerous arguments presenting a number of views, the decision of the entire dispute might be achieved if two or three instances are taken because the principal instances and the comfort compilation of all of the counsels is ready upfront. It will facilitate the proceedings,” the bench stated.
The Supreme Court posted petitions difficult the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, for listening to on December 6. @indianexpress
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The high courtroom additionally requested the nodal counsel to share the compilation with all of the attorneys involved with the case and “designate one or two other cases as major cases keeping in view the geographical/religious classification”.
on Sunday, The central authorities instructed the Supreme Court That the CAA is a “narrow” piece of legislation that doesn’t have an effect on the present regime for acquiring Indian citizenship, and authorized migration based mostly on legitimate paperwork and visas, is permitted from all nations.
Urging the highest courtroom to dismiss the petitions, the federal government, in its affidavit, stated that the Act “in no way encourages illegal migration to Assam” and termed it as “unfounded … apprehension”.
— with bar and bench inputs
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
