The Supreme Courtroom on Thurdsay posted the petitions difficult the Citizenship Modification Act 2019 for listening to within the week commencing on Might 5, 2026.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul Pancholi have been contemplating the petitions right now for procedural instructions. The matter was final listed practically two years in the past, on March 19, 2024.
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising requested that the petitions regarding Assam and the opposite North-Jap states be thought-about individually, since there are points arising out of Part 6A of the Citizenship Act and the interline allow. Solicitor Normal of India Tushar Mehta knowledgeable that as per the order handed in January 2020, the issues associated to Assam and Tripura are to be individually categorised from the opposite issues.
CJI mentioned that the issues associated to the remainder of the nation may be heard first, adopted by the petitions pertaining to Assam and Tripura.
The petitioners shall be heard on Might 5 and Might 6 half-day. The respondents shall be heard on the second half of Might 6 and on Might 7. The rejoinder submissions shall be heard on Might 12.
The Citizenship Modification Act 2019 permits non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered India with out journey paperwork earlier than December 31, 2014 to hunt Indian citizenship. They don’t seem to be thought to be “unlawful migrants” and are allowed to use for Indian citizenship.
The CAA has been challenged as unconstitutional for excluding Muslims from the class of migrants, and never for contemplating refugees fleeing persecution from different neighbouring nations. In March 2024, the Union Authorities notified the principles to implement the Citizenship Modification Act in addition to the formation of committees on the state or union territory stage to course of the functions underneath the act. Though the CAA Guidelines 2024 have been additionally challenged, the Courtroom didn’t hear it.
Petitioners from Assam have challenged the CAA on the bottom that it was opposite to the Assam Accord. The State of Kerala has filed an authentic swimsuit difficult the laws.
The federal government’s defence of the act rests on its assertion that it doesn’t have an effect on the citizenship of any Indian citizen, and that mere under-inclusion of sure teams for the grant of a concession is not going to per se violate Article 14.
Case : INDIAN UNION OF MUSLIM LEAGUE Vs UNION OF INDIA W.P.(C) No. 1470/2019 and linked instances.
