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Expert Explains: Takeaways from SC verdict in favour of Assam man in citizenship case

July 18, 2024 12:40 pm

The Supreme Court's judgment will alleviate the anxieties of many people who, following the enactment of The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the proposal to have a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), are worried about minor spelling mistakes in their and their parents’ names.

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12 years after Assam man was declared a foreigner, Supreme Court restores citizenship: 'A miscarriage of justice'

July 13, 2024 6:23 am

Court says Foreigners Act does not empower authorities to “pick a person at random, knock at his door and tell him, ‘We suspect you of being a foreigner’, and then rest easy”

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Citizenship notification routine, not related to CAA: Govt to Supreme Court

June 15, 2021 7:22 am

The Union Home Ministry said this in an affidavit filed in the top court opposing an intervention application filed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), challenging the May 28 notification.

Shaheen Bagh case: Public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely, says SC

October 07, 2020 5:10 pm

The apex court observed it is the duty of the administration to remove such road blockades. Unfortunately no action by administration and hence court’s intervention in the matter, it said.

Abuse of power

March 12, 2020 8:14 am

Allahabad HC ruling against public shaming of anti-CAA protesters is enormously welcome. UP government must heed it.

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Govt’s sinister design foiled by people: Adhir in Lok Sabha

February 06, 2020 3:40 am

Referring to the protests against the new citizenship law across the country, Chowdhury said people from all sections of the society and of all age-groups have gathered and launched a movement.

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Uproar in both Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha over citizenship law

February 04, 2020 1:38 am

While Rajya Sabha proceedings were washed out after several adjournments, Lok Sabha saw Opposition MPs protest in the Well against the new law.

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Outgoing UK envoy hopes Centre will address concerns over citizenship law

January 31, 2020 3:26 am

On anti-CAA resolutions in the European Parliament, he said parliaments as key democratic institutions have the habit to debate a variety of subjects.

'Godhra-like' situation awaits if majority 'loses patience', warns Karnataka BJP minister

Karnataka minister backs Anurag Thakur: Anti-nationals should get bullet, not biryani

January 28, 2020 10:34 pm

Ravi, who is Karnataka's tourism minister, said people raising objections to Anurag Thakur's remark were those who "opposed death to terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Yakub Memon, supported tukde tukde gang and spread lies against Citizenship Amendment Act".