#SupremeCourt bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat to hear today a batch of 219 petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of Citizenship Amendment Act...
#SupremeCourt bench comprising CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat to hear today a batch of 219 petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
Adjourned to October 31
Sibal: First matter I'm appearing has completed pleadings [IUML Vs Union of India
CJI: We're not allowing applications. Whatever you wish to file, file it. We'll take care of it in next occasion
ADJOURNED
ML Sharma: Let my matter be heard in last
Sibal: There is something he has to argue which is entirely new
CJI: That is alright
So far as state of Assam and tripura is concerned, they shall also file it's compilation and also complete pleadings by 4 weeks and their pleadings shall also be taken into consideration for the compilation
CJI: Mr. Jaideep Gupta submits that kerela has independently filed suit praying for relief which is similar in nature. List it for next week.
Registry to list all pending matters which have not been allocated with this matter.
In the meantime, let notices be issued in all fresh matters wherever notices have not been issued
CJ: You will responses individually or segment-wise?
SG: i think Segment wise
C. The UOI shall file appropriate responses with respect to segments of challenges. Let the needful be done in 4 weeks from today
D. After such segmenting is done, the lead matters be demarcated and convenience compilation representing lead matters filed shall be prepared after consulting counsel for other side
A. The office of SG shall prepare complete list of the matters pertaining to these challenges
b. The matters shall be put in different compartments depending upon challenge raised in individual petitions
However, as projected by various counsels appearing for parties the matters need to be out in different compartments so that submissions can easily be advanced and confined to.
We direct as under
A. The office of SG shall prepare complete list of the matters pertaining to these challenges
b. The matters shall be put in different compartments depending upon challenge raised in individual petitions
CJI: This entire bunch of matters principally raised challenge to certain amendments to citizenship act 1955
CJI: Then you can do on your own. Whatever submissions you wish to address, do that, come back atleast with a roadmap
SG: Next two weeks your Lordships will be in constitution bench. The bench in delhi v centre plus one more in Maharashtra, preparation time is required