The Supreme Court is going to listen to more than 230 requests asking to stop a new law called the Citizenship Amendment Rules today. This law is linked to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act from 2019, which has been controversial.
A big discussion happened in the Supreme Court with Kapil Sibal, a lawyer representing the Indian Union Muslim League. He said that if Hindus who moved to India got citizenship, it shouldn’t be taken away. He wanted the court to hear these matters quickly.
These rules are part of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) from 2019. They aim to give Indian citizenship to people from certain religions like Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, and Christians who came from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan before December 31, 2014.
After the government put out these rules, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) from Kerala asked the Supreme Court to stop them. They want these rules to be paused and don’t want any action against Muslims who might be affected by them.
Other groups like the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and politicians like Abdul Khaleque, also want the court to look at these rules. They say the rules are unfair and only help certain people based on their religion.
The government’s lawyer, Tushar Mehta, said these groups shouldn’t be asking the court about citizenship decisions. He mentioned there are lots of similar requests already waiting, and they’ll all be heard together.
Meanwhile, Asaduddin Owaisi from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) also went to the Supreme Court about the CAA. He wants the government to stop processing any citizenship requests until this matter is sorted out in court.