Citizenship Amendment Act -CAA-Supreme Court Hearing- LIVE UPDATES

CJI Lalit: The counsel for Assam and Tripura shall file reply within 3 weeks. Nodal counsels shall then comply it within 2 weeks thereafter. List these matters before appropriate court in Dec 6 2022.

CJI Lalit: We also request all counsels to file submissions in 3 pages with time required for their submissions. After this, the nodal counsel may consider designated some other matters as lead matters keeping in view grounds of geographical and religious classifications etc.

CJI Lalit: We have been appraised that the WP filed by IUML have been complete. The petition has been filed by Adv Pallavi Pratap. We therefore appoint her and Mr. Kanu Agarawal as nodal counsels.

CJI Lalit: ...are taken as lead matters and convenience compilations are prepared well in advance.such process will make the conduct of the proceedings easy

CJI: He further submits that responses by State of Assam and Tripura have not been filed and accommodation be granted on that. Having noted that there are various matters projecting multiple issues, in our view the resolution to instant controversy can be achieved if 2-3 matters-

CJI Lalit [reads the order]:

In keeping with the directions issued by this court, these matters are listed today. At the outset, the SG has submitted that he may be given additional time to comply with directions issued by this court

CJI Lalit: What we're suggesting is that there be one common compilation and we designate time, allocate it to individual counsels and thereafter hear the entire matter.

CJI: We will say that let all copies to be mailed to Mr. Kanu Agarawal.

Sr. Adv Indira Jaising: Let Mr. Sibal's matter be the lead matter. Otherwise there will be overlap.

SG Mehta: She's right.

CJI: Mr. SG if you can nominate someone from your end? We can see Mr. Kanu Agarawal standing behind you, is that okay?

SG Mehta: yes

CJI: IUML is the lead matter. Who's the leading counsel? Pallavi Pratap? So we'll appoint her as the nodal counsel. Let her compile everything. It'll become easier for everyone.