The Supreme Court was set to hear over 230 pleas on March 19, 2024, seeking a halt on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, until the court adjudicates on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Judges JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, along with Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, will sit on the bench to hear the case.
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules aim to extend Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who arrived in India before December 31, 2014. The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has moved to the Supreme Court, arguing against the statute and regulations and alleging discrimination based on religious identity. Other parties and individuals have also submitted applications.
The court is set to hear the matter on Tuesday, addressing all related cases and interim applications.
For more on this, read: What Is CAA? The Act Ingriped With Controversies And Protests
Updates:
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) went into effect on Tuesday afternoon, and the Supreme Court today declined to halt its implementation.
''Let submissions be made on the stay application limited to 5 pages till April 2. Let respondents file a 5 page reply to the application by April 8. So we will have all the essential arguments a day before the hearing.''
responded CJI.
In addition, the administration is given until April 8 to reply to 237 applications that contested the bill, which was announced last week, only a few days before the Lok Sabha election.
Furthermore, permission was granted to the petitioners to inquire as to whether any person had been granted citizenship prior to that date. Senior solicitors Indira Jaising and Kapil Sibal made the request, while government representative Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta said, "I am not making any statement."
In his initial petition, Mr. Mehta requested four weeks to address the requests. "For 237 petitions, we will need to provide a thorough affidavit on their merits. There are already 20 interim applications on file, and there are many more on the way. We really need four weeks," he informed the judge.
The next hearing in this case has been set for April 9.
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