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SC refuses to stay Citizenship (Amendment) Act; gives 4 weeks to Centre to respond
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. A bench, headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, granted four weeks time to the Centre to reply to the petitions challenging the contentious Act. The Court has for the first time noted that the situation in Assam […]
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Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging CAA tomorrow
Delegations of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) have left for the national capital for the crucial hearing on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday, January 22. The Supreme Court will hear petitions filed against the Citizenship Amendment Bill by a host of groups and organisations from Assam […]
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SC asks Parliament to rethink Speaker’s power to disqualify MLAs
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested the setting up of an independent mechanism to take decisions regarding the disqualification of members of legislative assemblies. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman left it to the Parliament to rethink whether the Speaker of the House, also a member of a political party, should have the […]
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Supreme Court dismisses Nirbhaya convicts’ curative pleas
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petition of the two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. A five-judge Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petition filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. The duo had moved a curative petition in […]
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Citizenship Amendment Act comes into effect from January 10
Amid ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Centre on Friday evening announced the enforcement of the contentious law. The Centre announced that the CAA has come into force from January 10, following a gazette notification issued by the Union Home Ministry. Widespread protests have been witnessed in several states since Parliament cleared the […]
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Nirbhaya case verdict: Supreme Court rejects convict’s review plea
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the review petition filed by Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men convicted in the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. The apex court convicted the accused and awarded death sentence. The hearing on Singh’s review plea was delayed by a day on Tuesday after Chief Justice of […]
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SC refuses to stay implementation of Citizenship Act, issues notice to Centre
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. The apex court issued a notice to Centre on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the amended Citizenship Act and fixed the next date of hearing on January 22, 2020. The notice was issued to the […]
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SC to hear on Wednesday pleas against Citizenship Amendment Act
The Supreme Court is going to hear the AASU’s writ petition against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The hearing is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, December 18. In the meantime, a legal team of AASU is already in New Delhi where they have completed all formalities for the hearing. Along with the AASU petition, the […]
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Citizenship Amendment Act: SC to hear petitions on Dec 18
The Supreme Court will begin hearing the first set of petitions on the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 18. A number of groups and organisations besides individuals have filed petitions against in the Apex Court against the CAA. Moreover, there are groups and organisations gearing up to file petitions against Citizenship Bill which is now […]
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Supreme Court reserves order on plea against Maharashtra govt formation
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved the order on a joint petition filed by Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party against the decision of the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to invite BJP to form the government in the state. The petitions were filed after BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis took oath for the second consecutive […]
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