Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has approached the Supreme Court against the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The Bench of CJI SA Bobde has refused to hold an early hearing on the matter. The court has asked Moitra's counsel to take up the matter before the first registrar of registrations for listing.
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In fact, the bill was approved by President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday night, with which it has now become law. Moitra's lawyer presented the petition on Friday for an urgent hearing before a bench headed by CJI SA Bobde. The bench has asked them to approach the concerned officer. Moitra's counsel has urged the bench to list the petition for hearing either today or on 16 December. The law provides for citizenship of non-Muslim refugees, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from India by 31 December 2014 due to religious persecution from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.
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The Peace Party has also filed a writ petition against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the apex court. Apart from this, the opposition leader of Kerala Ramesh Chennithala has said, 'I have decided to join the Supreme Court in the case of the Citizenship Amendment Act because it is a violation of the Constitution. People of Kerala are against this act. '
