Narendra Modi Administration Given Time to Respond to Petitions Seeking Stay on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA Rules)
As various petitions seeking a halt on the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules flood the Supreme Court, the bench has set April 9 as the date for the next hearing.
Despite some petitioners pushing for a stay on granting citizenship, no such measure has been enacted thus far.
During the court proceedings, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the government, informed the bench led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud that he requires time to address the 20 applications seeking a suspension of the rules until the apex court resolves the petitions questioning the constitutional validity of the CAA enacted in 2019.
Mehta clarified to the bench, which also included Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, that the CAA does not strip anyone of their citizenship, as reported by PTI.
On March 11, after a four-year delay, the Centre finally notified the CAA rules, aiming to grant Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants, such as Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians, who fled from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before December 31, 2014.
While several opposition parties have denounced the CAA, labeling it as ‘discriminatory,’ ‘communal,’ and ‘anti-constitutional,’ the Modi government has emphasized that the act does not revoke citizenship rights. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in an interview with ANI, reiterated this stance, stating that the CAA intends to provide refuge to persecuted non-Muslim migrants, ending their hardships.
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