[Live Updates From SC] Hearing On Petitions Challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act

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22 Jan 2020 5:19 AM GMT

  • [Live Updates From SC] Hearing On Petitions Challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act

    A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear at 10.30am today more than 130 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019The Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna will also hear the transfer petition filed by Centre to tarnsfer the petions challenging the Act pending before various High Courts to Supreme Court.On December 18...

    A Three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear at 10.30am today more than 130 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019

    The Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna will also hear the transfer petition filed by Centre to tarnsfer the petions challenging the Act pending before various High Courts to Supreme Court.

    On December 18 the Supreme Court issued notice on various petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 and asked Centre to file the response by the second week of January.

    Live Updates

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:41 AM GMT

      KV Viswanathan - Immediate problem is once the matter is implemented, there will be a problem as once the process starts and if a name is marked doubtful, then names are left out. Not just Muslims, Hindus will also be left out.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:41 AM GMT

      AG submits that seeking the postponement of implementation of the Act is the same as seeking a stay of the same.

      CJI agrees. Words are different, but the effect is the same, CJI says.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:40 AM GMT

      AM Singhvi talks about setting up Constitution bench soon. Sibal agrees. Says while constitution bench is set up you can say the implementation of the CAA process can be postponed.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:36 AM GMT

      CJI Bobde says we cannot hear it without 99% of the petitions being served to the Government. Dhawan says, Irrespective of the number of petitions, what we are looking at is irreversibility

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:35 AM GMT

      AG urges SC to ask all the petitioners till today to serve, and then allow govt to reply.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:35 AM GMT

      Dhavan says both sides can designate a few lawyers to argue.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:35 AM GMT

      CJI mentions that Sabarimala matter will also come in between.

      Dhavan- Decide the preliminary issue. And then in a short focussed manner, decide the second issue.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:33 AM GMT

      Have a hearing on the reference and on the final part of the issue in a short time. - Dhawan

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:32 AM GMT

      Senior Adv Rajeev Dhavan, concurring with Sibal, urges Court to first decide if the matters need to be referred to Constitution Bench.

    • 22 Jan 2020 5:31 AM GMT

      Singh : Pakistan had lesser hindu population. But Assam situation was because of Bangladesh. Can't justify extension. This needs to be referred. Let them not take any action in till then : Vikas Singh, appearing for Assam petitioners.

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