Asaduddin Owaisi knock doors of Supreme Court seeking stay on CAA implementation

HYDERABAD: President of the AllIndia Majlis-e-Ittehaadul Muslimeen(AIMIM) and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has approached the Supreme Court seeking to a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Owaisi, in the prayer of his petition, urged the court to Issue directions staying the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Amendment Rules, 2024 till the final disposal of the instant writ petition.

He sought directions that during the pendency of these proceedings, “no recourse shall be permitted to be taken by any person to the proviso to Section 2(1)(b) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (as it stands amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in any proceedings relating to citizenship before any court, tribunal or authority in India.”

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He urged the court to issue directions that no applications seeking grant of citizenship status be entertained or processed by the respondents herein under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act,1955 (as it stands amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019) during the pendency of the proceedings.

He wanted the court to direct that no applications seeking grant of citizenship status be entertained or processed by the Respondents herein under the proviso to Clause (d) of the Third Schedule of the Citizenship Act,1955 (as it stands amended by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019) during the pendency of the proceedings.

He appealed to the court to pass any other appropriate order as the court may deem fit.