Citizenship Amendment Act

The bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid was rejected by a Delhi court on Thursday in a case registered against him in connection with the riots that took place during February, 2020 in the North-East area of the national capital.

The bail petition of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid was on Monday adjourned to March 21 in a case related to the incidents that allegedly led to riots in the North-Eastern regions of the national capital in February, 2020, leading to death of 53 people and injuries to more than 700.

The Delhi High Court on ...

The order which led to the release of the activist on bail is not a precedent, warned the apex court while hearing the appeal. But it shall set the stage for a lively debate to define the limits of protest in UAPA cases, investigated by the NIA.

The plea states that if the said Order is implemented and citizenship is given to persons on the basis of their religion, and, thereafter, if this Hon’ble Court strikes down the Amendment Act and rules, whereby the act of providing citizenship on the basis of religion is declared void.

Petitioner Uttam Kumar Samanta is the resident of West Bengal and president of a social organisation called ‘Bangla o Bangalee’.

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian clarified that the observations in the High Court order will not affect the prosecution of the criminal cases.

The Delhi High Court has sought a reply from the Delhi Police on the plea of ​​Devangana Kalita, a JNU student and activist of the Pinjara Tod Activist. Kalita, who is accused of rioting in northeast Delhi in February 2020, has asked for a copy of the video of the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

A single bench of Justice Virender Singh has directed the accussed to present himself before Social Worker Advocate Rashmu Pandey in first week of February, March and April 2021 for counselling.

New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by Delhi Government, challenging the Delhi High Court order allowing bail to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita, in connection with the Delhi riots that took place earlier this year.