IUML moves SC seeking stay on Citizenship Amendment rules

“Therefore, it is in the best interest of every individual to postpone the implementation of the CAA and the applicable rules until the Hon’ble Court finally decides the matter… The petitioner has pressed for a stay on the implementation of the provisions of the impugned Act. Had inserted. However, the Union of India had told this Honorable Court that the Rules have not been framed and hence there will be no implementation. The writ petition is pending for the last 4.5 years,” the application said.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 provides citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants who came from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan on or before December 31, 2014.