India News: NEW DELHI: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Centre's notification inviting non-Muslims belonging to A.
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to stay the May 28 executive order of the Union home ministry to grant citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan residing in 13 districts of India.
In an application through its general secretary P.K. Kunhalikutty, the IUML has urged the apex court to declare the government’s decision as being violative of citizens’ fundamental rights to equality (Article 14), non-discrimination (Article 15) and life and personal liberty (Article 21) since the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, was pending adjudication.
The court is hearing a batch of over 50 petitions, including that of the IUML. The petitions could not be taken up because of the pandemic.
SC urged to stay MHA (May 28, 2021) order on Citizenship act
The plea claimed the Centre has illegally permitted the collectors of the chosen districts to grant citizenship
Tuesday June 1, 2021 3:32 PM, IANS
New Delhi: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the May 28 order of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) which empowered certain districts to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The application filed by IUML said during the pendency Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) the MHA has gone ahead and issued an order dated May 28, whereby the Centre, relying on Section 16 of the Citizenship Act 1955 (henceforth referred to as the Act), the power to grant citizenship under Sections 5 (citizenship by registration) and 6 (citizenship by naturalisation) have been delegated to collectors of certain districts to grant citizenship to persons.
IANS
The Indian Union Muslim League on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a Union home ministry notification allowing 13 districts to accept, verify and approve citizenship applications from members of minority communities hailing from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, reported
Bar and Bench.
In a gazette notification issued on May 28, the ministry said that “minority community” would include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians, belonging to the three neighbouring countries, who are residing in the aforementioned states. Significantly, the notification was issued under existing provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955, as rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act have not been framed yet.
Uniindia: New Delhi, Jun 1 (UNI) Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court to challenge the Ministry of Home Affairs May 28 order for the minorities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who have taken refuge in India, to apply for citizenship under Citizenship Amendment Act.