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(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) The Big Picture: Article 131 - Special Powers of Supreme Court

Topic: Article 131 - Special Powers of Supreme Court

Guest:

P. K. Malhotra, (Former Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, GoI)
Satya Prakash, (Legal Editor, The Tribune)
Aishwarya Bhati, (Advocate, Supreme Court)

Topic Description:

The Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala, on Tuesday, moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a first by any state government. They sought that the act be declared as violative of the basic structure—principle of equality, freedom and secularism. The Kerala Assembly was also the first in the country to pass a resolution against the Act. The CAA grants Indian citizenship to non-Muslim minorities who migrated to India from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, following persecution over their faith. The Kerala government has said in its suit that there is no rationale in grouping together the three countries for the purpose of the CAA. In its suit, the state referred to Article 131 of the Constitution.