[Live Updates From SC] Hearing On Petitions Challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act

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22 Jan 2020 10:49 AM IST

  • [Live Updates From SC] Hearing On Petitions Challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act

    A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear at 10.30am today more than 130 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019The Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna will also hear the transfer petition filed by Centre to tarnsfer the petions challenging the Act pending before various High Courts to Supreme Court.On December 18...

    A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear at 10.30am today more than 130 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

    The Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna will also hear the transfer petition filed by Centre to tarnsfer the petions challenging the Act pending before various High Courts to Supreme Court.

    On December 18 the Supreme Court issued notice on various petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 and asked Centre to file the response by the second week of January.

    Live Updates

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:59 AM IST

      In Assam there is a unique problem because of Bangladesh. Earlier the date was 1950, then it was extended to 1971. The extension is challenged before this court. It's referred to larger bench. - Vikas Singh.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:59 AM IST

      Vikas Singh- Initially the cut off date was 1948.

      Assam was a unique situation, so it was extended to 1971.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:58 AM IST

      Vikas Singh- there are 3 Assam petitions, 2 have been served. They all raise the same concern.

      AG asks for the case numbers. They are being given.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:58 AM IST

      AG says that Assam petitions not served on Union.

      CJI says that no ex-parte order will be passed without serving copy.

      #CAA

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:57 AM IST

      Senior Advocate AM Singhvi mentions that many states have started NPR process.

      Senior Adv Vikas Singh presses for an interim order, saying that #CAA violates Assam Accord.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:54 AM IST

      Sibal - Kindly postpone the (NPR)process for 3 months. In the meanwhile your lordships can decide.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:53 AM IST

      Sibal says that NPR process will start in April. So urges the Court to do something before that.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:52 AM IST

      AG submits that counter affidavits in these matters are ready.

    • 22 Jan 2020 10:51 AM IST

      AG- There are 140 petitions out of which UoI have been served with 60 of them.

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