Excluding Tamil refugees from CAA’s purview is discriminatory, DMK tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has submitted before the Supreme Court that it is discriminatory to exclude Tamil refugees from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and prayed that the legislation be declared null and void as it is unconstitutional and 'destroys the basic fabric of secularism.'...

SC to hear petitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act on Dec 6, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled, for December 6, the hearing on over 200 petitions challenging the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.A bench of Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi said: "List the matters before the appropriate bench...

SC to hear 232 pleas on CAA issue on Oct 31 on reopening after Diwali, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear around 240 PILs, including a large batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday when it would reopen after a nine-day Diwali vacation. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and justices...

CAA ‘benign piece of legislation’, doesn’t violate Assam Accord provisions, Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is "a benign piece of legislation" which seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date and urged the court to dismiss petitions challenging its validity.The Centre emphasised...