Gujarat Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Supporting CAA, Terms It 'Historic' [Read Resolution]
4 years, 11 months ago

Gujarat Legislative Assembly Passes Resolution Supporting CAA, Terms It 'Historic' [Read Resolution]

Live Law  

Gujarat Legislative Assembly, on Friday, passed a resolution 'supporting' the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The resolution termed the enactment as a 'Historic decision' and also said that it does not affect the citizenship of any person, including the minority community of India. The resolution reads: "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah have shown far-sightedness by taking a bold and historic decision to amend the Citizenship Act by which Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis of three neighbouring countries will be able to get Indian citizenship. On December 31, 2019, the Kerala Legislature has passed a resolution requesting the Central Government to repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

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Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1985, which granted deemed citizenship to those who entered Assam from areas in erstwhile East Pakistan before 1966. However, the provision was struck down because it created a system of registration for immigrants from 1971 to 1976, who had to be declared foreigners by a tribunal before …

CAA: A legislation largely misunderstood?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CAA: A legislation largely misunderstood?

New Indian Express  

The Citizenship Act of 1955, which was designed for the purpose of acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship, traces its origins to the constitutional provisions of our country. Now with the CAA 2019, migrants belonging to the above-mentioned category have only a waiting period of up to five years, and the categories of persons not mentioned in the amendment law …

Centre begins granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand
7 months, 1 week ago

Centre begins granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand

Live Mint  

Centre has begun granting citizenship under the CAA in three states, the Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday. According to a ministry's statement, the CAA applicants in West Bengal, Haryana, and Uttarakhand were granted citizenship by the respective State Empowered Committee. On May 15, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed the first set of citizenship certificates to the applicants …

India’s citizenship laws: Citizenship in the 21st century
7 months, 1 week ago

India’s citizenship laws: Citizenship in the 21st century

The Hindu  

India’s tryst with the citizenship question has continued over decades. Citizenship Amendment Act: selected amendments In the Citizenship Act, 1955, in section 2, in sub-section, in clause, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that any person belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan, who entered into India on or before …

CAA will be repealed if INDIA bloc comes to power, says Kharge
8 months, 2 weeks ago

CAA will be repealed if INDIA bloc comes to power, says Kharge

The Hindu  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said that the Citizenship Act will be repealed if the INDIA bloc comes to power at the Centre. Addressing a public meeting at Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad on April 23 in connection with the election campaign of Congress leader and United Democratic Front candidate Rahul Gandhi, Mr. Kharge said the rule of Prime Minister Narendra …

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan flays Congress for its ‘silence’ on BJP’s RSS agenda

The Hindu  

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of remaining “silent on the implementation of RSS agenda by the BJP.” Speaking at a public meeting held as part of Lok Sabha 2024 election campaign at Mattanur in Kannur on April 22, Mr. Vijayan said that while claiming to be a secular party, the …

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
9 months ago

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The Hindu  

Offering citizenship to migrants who have fled their countries of origin because of persecution and have stayed a sufficient time in their adopted country, is a humane endeavour by any nation-state and should be generally welcomed. But by limiting this measure only to migrants from an arbitrary group of neighbouring nations and to narrow the definition only to “religious persecution”, …

A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims - News18
9 months, 1 week ago

A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims - News18

News 18  

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 was given wings by the Government of India by notifying the Citizenship Rules 2024, on 12 March 2024. A large number of minority people, who had over the period entered India due to disturbances/religious persecutions in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, had been living in this country for the past many years devoid of basic rights. …

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India

Hindustan Times  

On March 11, the Government of India formally notified the rules implementing the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act. The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve of India’s 2024 general election—has kicked off a fresh debate over the law, its implementing provisions, and the resulting implications for the future of secularism in India The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve …

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act

Live Law  

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking an interim injunction restraining the Union from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and its recently notified Rules. The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which is the subject of numerous ongoing litigations. To provide a brief background, the contentious Citizenship Amendment …

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi moves Supreme Court over implementation of CAA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi moves Supreme Court over implementation of CAA

India TV News  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules, 2024. The Centre on March 11 implemented the Citizenship Act, 2019, notifying the rules four years after the contentious law was passed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan …

Vantage | What is CAA and why it is controversial
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vantage | What is CAA and why it is controversial

Firstpost  

The Citizenship Amendment Act stands at the intersection of politics, law and societal values in India BJP leader Manoranjan Kalia celebrates with migrants from Pakistan after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, in Jalandhar, on 12 March, 2024. The CAA mandates migrants to provide evidence of their country of origin, religion, date of …

CAA India's internal matter, US' comment misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted: MEA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

CAA India's internal matter, US' comment misplaced, misinformed, unwarranted: MEA

Hindustan Times  

The Citizenship Act 2019 is India's internal matter and the statement of the United States on its implementation is misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. "Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles," the State Department spokesperson said. India's rebuttal to US concern over CAA: …

Kerala CM doubles down on CAA after Amit Shah's 'no choice' comment, asks why Rahul Gandhi silent
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala CM doubles down on CAA after Amit Shah's 'no choice' comment, asks why Rahul Gandhi silent

Hindustan Times  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday reiterated that Kerala will not implement the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and questioned the silence of the Congress on the issue. The statement came after Union home minister Amit Shah clarified that the states do not have any choice in CAA implementation as citizenship is a central subject. Kerala will not accept CAA, …

Kerala to initiate additional legal steps to cancel CAA notification
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala to initiate additional legal steps to cancel CAA notification

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Continuing its fight against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, the state government has decided to move the Supreme Court seeking to cancel provisions under the legislation. The state cabinet on Wednesday tasked the advocate general with initiating further legal action to challenge the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, which was notified by the Union government on Monday. This comes even …

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA | Only parliamentary law by Congress-led INDIA bloc govt can annul the Act, says Kerala Opposition Leader

The Hindu  

Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said only parliamentary legislation by a Congress-led INDIA bloc government can annul the “patently anti-Muslim” and schismatic Citizenship Amendment Act. Inaugurating the Congress’s march to Raj Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram on March 13 to protest against the Centre’s notification of the Citizenship Rules, Mr. Satheesan termed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s steady refrain that …

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Mr. Debabrata Saika, and Congress MP from Assam, Mr. Abdul Khaleque, have filed an interim application in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 notified on March 11. Yesterday, the All Assam Students Union filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the …

CAA implemented in India: Myths and realities linked with Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA implemented in India: Myths and realities linked with Citizenship Amendment Act

India TV News  

The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship Act 2019 were notified on March 11, four years after being passed, thus paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to officials. Stoutly defending CAA-2019 in the face of fresh opposition criticism, Shah accused AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and …

Muslim bodies condemn CAA notification, want it repealed
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Muslim bodies condemn CAA notification, want it repealed

The Hindu  

In a show of strength, Muslim bodies have “vehemently condemned” the notification of the Citizenship Amendment Act by the Centre, four years after the Act was passed by Parliament in December 2019. The insertion of Clause in Section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955, establishes biased treatment - by mentioning individuals belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, or Christian …

All about Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 - The Hindu
9 months, 4 weeks ago

All about Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 - The Hindu

The Hindu  

March 12, 2024 08:11 pm | Updated 08:38 pm IST On March 11th, the Central government notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 This means that the government has formally enabled the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, that was passed by the Parliament in 2019. The legislation facilitates citizenship to undocumented people belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian …

MHA Answers Queries on Citizenship Act, Says 'It Has Nothing to Do With NRC' - News18
9 months, 4 weeks ago

MHA Answers Queries on Citizenship Act, Says 'It Has Nothing to Do With NRC' - News18

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government on Monday notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act, almost four years after the citizenship law was passed by Parliament in 2019. Follow CAA LIVE Updates here Following the Centre’s official notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday released a comprehensive guide busting misleading information on the Citizenship Amendment Act circulating on social media. …

Citizenship under CAA will be granted with retrospective effect: MHA
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Citizenship under CAA will be granted with retrospective effect: MHA

Hindustan Times  

Migrants from six minority communities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh looking to become Indian citizens under the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA will be granted citizenship with retrospective effect, the ministry of home affairs said on Tuesday, a day after the law was implemented. “Persons granted citizenship by registration or naturalisation under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act shall be …

Tamil Nadu will not implement Citizenship Amendment Act, says CM MK Stalin
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu will not implement Citizenship Amendment Act, says CM MK Stalin

Live Mint  

A day after the Union government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the CAA will not be implemented in the state. Hence, "the Tamil Nadu government will not give any opportunity in any manner to implement the CAA in Tamil Nadu," he …

CAA rules: Foreign media is again peddling a false narrative to incite Indian Muslims against a law that doesn't concern them at all
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA rules: Foreign media is again peddling a false narrative to incite Indian Muslims against a law that doesn't concern them at all

Op India  

“India implements citizenship amendment law excluding Muslims”, this, with some changes here and there, has been the headline of several international media houses. Ever since the Modi government notified CAA on 11th of March 2024, a section of local and international media has resorted to labeling the much-needed law as “discriminatory” since it ‘excludes Muslims’. “India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship …

‘Big Win’: US-Based Coalition of Hindus of North America Welcomes CAA Notification
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Big Win’: US-Based Coalition of Hindus of North America Welcomes CAA Notification

News 18  

The Coalition of Hindus of North America, a US-based advocacy group, on Monday, said the decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act in India is a ‘big win’ for persecuted religious minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan following the formal notification of the government. India finally notifies the Citizenship Amendment Act which was passed by the Indian Parliament in 2019!A …

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?

Firstpost  

Four years after it was passed in Parliament, the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 has been notified. The Centre has clarified that the CAA doesn’t change anything for existing Indian citizens People celebrate after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, in Bhopal on Monday. The CAA rules also provide separate application for people belonging …

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why

India TV News  

Citizenship Amendment Act: The Citizenship Act, 2019, which came into effect on Monday, will not be implemented in most tribal areas across Northeastern states, including those designated with special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. "The tribal areas, where autonomous councils were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, were also exempted from the purview of the …

'Not acceptable': Actor Vijay opposes CAA notification, asks Tamil Nadu not to implement it
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Not acceptable': Actor Vijay opposes CAA notification, asks Tamil Nadu not to implement it

India TV News  

Citizenship Amendment Act: Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Thalapathy Vijay lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led Central government after it notified the rules for the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019. "It is not acceptable to implement any law like the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 in an environment where all citizens of the country live with social …

Actor Vijay calls CAA 'unacceptable', asks Tamil Nadu not to implement it
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Actor Vijay calls CAA 'unacceptable', asks Tamil Nadu not to implement it

India Today  

Tamil actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Thalapathy Vijay on Monday lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led Central government after it implemented the Citizenship Act, 2019. "It is not acceptable to implement any law like the Indian Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 in an environment where all citizens of the country live with social harmony," a rough translation of his statement, …

'CAA Will Not Take Citizenship of Any Indian Irrespective of Their Religion', Bengal Witnesses Celebrations
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'CAA Will Not Take Citizenship of Any Indian Irrespective of Their Religion', Bengal Witnesses Celebrations

News 18  

Citizenship Amendment Act: Latest Updates On CAA Rules Our Live Coverage on Citizenship Amendment Act has moved here. Reacting to the CAA notification, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said, “…CAA was in discussion for a long time…I want to congratulate PM Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah…CAA has been brought to give citizenship and not take it away…” …

Centre notifies CAA rules in big pre-poll decision
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre notifies CAA rules in big pre-poll decision

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Union government on Monday issued the rules for the Citizenship Act, or CAA, four years after the controversial law was passed to fast-track citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India from three neighbouring countries — Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh — on or before December 31, 2014. Read here: CAA rules notified: BJP fulfils another promise made in 2019 …

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules explained: Check eligibility, procedure, language clause details
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules explained: Check eligibility, procedure, language clause details

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central government on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Act, 2019, paving the way for the implementation of the law. "The application from a person for grant of citizenship by naturalisation fulfilling the qualifications for naturalisation under the provisions of the Third Schedule, is submitted in Form VIIIA which includes – an affidavit verifying the correctness …

'CAA implemented on eve of Ramzan': After the govt notifies CAA, journalists; politicians and Islamist activate new anti-Modi toolkit to incite violence
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'CAA implemented on eve of Ramzan': After the govt notifies CAA, journalists; politicians and Islamist activate new anti-Modi toolkit to incite violence

Op India  

On Monday, March 11, the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially notified the Citizenship Amendment Act, which will grant Indian nationality to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian migrants, who had come to India before 2015 after facing persecution on the ground of religion in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. As soon as the Union Home Ministry officially …

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
9 months, 4 weeks ago

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The CAA was passed in December 2019 and subsequently got the president’s assent but there were protests in several parts of the country against it The Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Act rules. The Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, said, “Ministry of Home Affairs will be notifying today, …

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The ministry of home affairs has notified the Citizenship Amendment Act's rules today, paving the way for the law's implementation across the country. I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah for providing assistance to our brothers who have come from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.They will now get citizenship". "Union Home Minister Amit Shah had …

Finally, Centre walks the talk, notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Finally, Centre walks the talk, notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday notified the rules for implementation of the controversial Citizenship Act 2019. This will now pave the way for granting Indian citizenship to undocumented migrants from minority communities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to the notification. Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a post on ‘X’ said, “These rules will now enable minorities persecuted …

What is Citizen Amendment Act?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Citizen Amendment Act?

India Today  

The much-debated Citizenship Act, ratified in 2019, has recently seen its regulations officially unveiled, just as the country gears up for upcoming elections. Specifically, an immigrant must have resided in India for at least one year in the preceding 12 months and a cumulative total of at least five years within the past 14 years. This exemption extends to specific …

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur
11 months, 1 week ago

‘CAA will be implemented across India within 7 days,’ claims Shantanu Thakur

Live Mint  

Union Minister Shantanu Thakur has declared that the Citizenship Act, also known as CAA, is set to be implemented nationwide within the next seven days. Not just in West Bengal, the CAA would be implemented in every state of India within a week,” BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Bangaon, said. Implemented by the Narendra Modi government, the Citizenship Act or …

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'
1 year ago

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a report saying the Citizenship Act's rules would be notified before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, AIMIM chief Asadduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday that it will be a grave injustice to the marginalised communities, especially Muslims. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed the Centre was attempting to foment communal polarization ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. …

Four years on, CAA awaits political nod for its implementation
1 year, 1 month ago

Four years on, CAA awaits political nod for its implementation

The Hindu  

Four years after the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 was passed by Parliament, the legislation is yet to be implemented despite the administrative framework in place as it awaits political nod from the BJP-led Union government. After the law that fast-tracks citizenship to six undocumented non-Muslim communities — Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian and Jain — from the neighbouring countries of …

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI
1 year, 1 month ago

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI

The Hindu  

Noting that the government should be given leeway if a ‘compromise’ is necessary to save the nation, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the Assam Accord of 1985 and the new citizenship regime which followed in its wake might have been an “adjustment” reached by the Rajiv Gandhi government to calm the waves of violent anti-immigrant protests that rolled …

Explained: How India grants citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How India grants citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Matters related to citizenship are handled by the Centre but it can delegate powers to state officials. Now the Ministry of Home Affairs has empowered two districts in Gujarat to give citizenship to minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955 The Centre will continue to grant citizenship to six minority communities – Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, …

CAA implementation has begun, will happen in Bengal as well, says Suvendu Adhikari
2 years, 2 months ago

CAA implementation has begun, will happen in Bengal as well, says Suvendu Adhikari

India Today  

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act implementation process has started in the country and Bengal will not be left out of it. Adhikari's remarks came a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs released a directive allowing collectors in Gujarat’s Mehsana and Anand districts to provide citizenship certificates under …

CAA is a benign piece of legislation, Union Home Ministry tells Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

CAA is a benign piece of legislation, Union Home Ministry tells Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Citizenship Amendment Act is a “benign piece of legislation” which seeks to provide a relaxation, in the nature of an amnesty, to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date, the Home Ministry told the Supreme Court on Sunday. Read | CAA likely to be implemented in Bengal by December 2022, claims BJP MLA The government, in …

Home Ministry seeks another three-month extension to frame Citizenship Amendment Act rules
2 years, 2 months ago

Home Ministry seeks another three-month extension to frame Citizenship Amendment Act rules

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought an extension of another three months to frame the rules of the Citizenship Act, 2019, a legislation that fast tracks the citizenship of undocumented persons of six non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The MHA has sought more time from the subordinate committee on parliamentary legislation in both the Lok Sabha and …

Citizenship Exclusive Domain Of Centre, Civil Court Has No Jurisdiction To Decide Question Of Renunciation: Gujarat High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Citizenship Exclusive Domain Of Centre, Civil Court Has No Jurisdiction To Decide Question Of Renunciation: Gujarat High Court

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has made it clear that civil courts have no jurisdiction to entertain and decide the question about citizenship of a person and that the said question falls within the exclusive domain of the Central government.Justice Nisha Thakore held thus in context of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act 1955 which provides that question whether any citizen …

Tamil Nadu Assembly calls for repeal of CAA
3 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu Assembly calls for repeal of CAA

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to repeal the Citizenship Act, 2019. The resolution said: “This august House considers that the Citizenship Act is not in tune with the secular principles laid down in our Constitution, and also not conducive to the communal harmony that prevails in India.” According to the established democratic …

MHA seeks six more months till January 2022 to form rules for CAA
3 years, 5 months ago

MHA seeks six more months till January 2022 to form rules for CAA

Op India  

On July 26, the Ministry of Home Affairs sought six months to frame the rules for Citizen Act, 2019 or CAA. While replying to a question by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, Nityanand Rai, Minister of State, Home Affairs, said that MHA had asked committees on subordinate legislation in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for time till January 9, 2022, …

Citizenship Act Will be Implemented As Soon As Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Ends: Amit Shah in Bengal
3 years, 10 months ago

Citizenship Act Will be Implemented As Soon As Covid-19 Vaccination Drive Ends: Amit Shah in Bengal

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in West Bengal campaigning for the BJP as the state readies for assembly election, on Thursday reiterated that the Citizenship Act will be implemented as soon as the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive ends. But I would like to tell her that I will come again and again till I free Bengal from her …

CAA back in focus, citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh, Pak, Afghan likely from January 2021
4 years, 1 month ago

CAA back in focus, citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh, Pak, Afghan likely from January 2021

India Today  

Even as first anniversary of the Citizenship Act draws near, the legislation remains ineffective as rules are yet to be notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya last week unexpectedly announced in West Bengal that the granting of the citizenship to the non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan under the CAA will begin, most …

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