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Asaduddin Owaisi approaches SC seeking stay on implementation of CAA
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In his petition, Owaisi sought directions to the central government not to entertain or process the applications seeking grant of citizenship status under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (as it stands amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019) during the pendency of the pro
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"Good law": Sufi bodies hail implementation of citizenship act
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The CAA rules, notified by the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday and passed by Parliament in 2019, aim to confer Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants - including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians - who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanista
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"Implementation of CAA is matter of a pride," says a refugee
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A refugee expressed happiness at the Union Home Ministry notifying rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Monday.
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"BJP's desperate attempt at divisive politics": Congress President Kharge
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Centre on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules, days before the announcement of the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections and the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct. The Ministry of Home Affairs has already created a portal for the applicants' convenience, with
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Assam opposition parties sumbit memo to President on proposed notification
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Assam Congress, AAP, TMC, Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and 12 other political parties on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the President through Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria opposing implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Assam Accord: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging Section 6A of Citiz
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord.
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"Assam was never part of Myanmar, those who don't know...": CM Himanta Bis
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Assam was never part of Myanmar and those not having knowledge of the state's history should not speak about it, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.
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Assam Accord: SC seeks details on immigrants made citizens through Section
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central government to furnish data on the number of immigrants who were conferred Indian citizenship through Section 6A(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and what steps have been taken so far to curb illegal migration into Indian territory.
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Assam Accord: SC begins hearing on pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizen
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said that Section 6A was enacted as a humanitarian measure in the wake of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and is deeply interwoven in our history.
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Assam Accord: SC to hear pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act o
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra deferred the hearing, which was to be heard on Tuesday after the Solicitor General of India and other senior counsels from the petitioners' side mentioned the matter seeking to adjourn the hearing of the c
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SC to hear on November 7 pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra will hear the case on November 7 which was originally listed for hearing on October 17.
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Assam Accord: SC to hear on October 17 pleas challenging Section 6A of Cit
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
“The nodal counsel will ensure that compilation is in the same format as the SOP. The soft copy of the common compilation is to be prepared within two weeks. Written submissions shall be filed by October 10," the bench said.
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