The first-ever set of certificates under the law was handed over to applicants in New Delhi on May 15. New Delhi: Less than two weeks after the first set of citizenship certificates were issued under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the process has also begun in West Bengal, where the implementation of the law has been …
The Supreme Court of India is hearing a batch of around 236 petitions concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is hearing the matter. The matter was listed today following a mention on March 15 by …
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, March 19, hear a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the Centre to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 till the apex court has decided the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. A view of the Supreme Court of India. …
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a batch of 237 petitions concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. The pleas will be heard by a bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The Court had directed the matter …
Citizenship Amendment Act and Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will hear all petitions concerning the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 (CAA) and the recently notified Citizenship (Amendment) Rules of 2024, on March 19. A bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud said that all 190-odd petitions will …
CAA implementation has begun and eligible migrants can apply for Indian citizenship. New Delhi: The United States today said it is closely monitoring the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) implemented by India to expedite Indian citizenship for persecuted migrants from neighbouring countries. The Act aims to ease the citizenship process for undocumented non-Muslim …
The Centre on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. New Delhi: The government today reiterated that the newly-implemented Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA doesn’t curtail the freedom and opportunity of Indian Muslims amid sharp criticism from the opposition, which terms the move as discriminatory and motivated by the approaching Lok Sabha elections. …
The Union Home Ministry on Monday notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The CAA Act, an integral part of BJP’s 2019 manifesto, was passed by Parliament in 2019. This move will pave the way for the persecuted to find citizenship in India. “These rules, called the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 will enable the …
BJP workers celebrate after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in Varanasi, on March 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Just days ahead of the announcement of general elections, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on March 11 notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 that would enable …
The Guwahati police issued a legal notice to the organisations which have called for a hartal (strike) in Assam to protest against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The 16-party United Opposition Forum, Assam, (UOFA) announced a statewide hartal on Tuesday, besides taking up other agitational programmes in a phased manner. Activists of the All …