ABDUL KUDDUS vs UNION OF INDIA - 2019 Supreme(SC) 604

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2019 Supreme(SC) 604

RANJAN GOGOI, DEEPAK GUPTA, SANJIV KHANNA
ABDUL KUDDUS – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, Advocate, Mr. Nizam Pasha, Advocate, Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Advocate, Ms. Aditi Gupta, Advocate, Ms. Tehsheena Z. Hussain, Advocate, Ms. Lubna Naz, Advocate, Ms. Kunika, Advocate, Ms. Lalrotluangi, Advocate, Mr. Abhishek Sarkar, Advocate, Ms. Heena Khana, Advocate, Mr. Avijit Roy, Advocate, Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Anas Tanwir, Advocate, Ms. Pranjal Kishore, Advocate, Ms. Kamakshi S. Mehlwal, Advocate, Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, Advocate, Mr. Anas Tanwir, Advocate, Mr. A.S. Tapadar, Advocate, Ms. Sakshi Banga, Advocate, Mr. Pijush K. Roy, Advocate, Mrs. Kakali Roy, Advocate, Mr. Rajan K. Chourasia, Advocate, Mr. Kaushik Choudhury, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, Advocate, Mr. Rajat Nair, Advocate, Mr. Rijuk Sarkar, Advocate, Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG, Ms. Madhavi Divan, ASG, Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, ASG, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Advocate, Mr. Rajat Nair, Advocate, Mr. S. Deshmukh, Advocate, Mr. B. V. Balaram Das, Advocate, Mr. Avijit Roy, Advocate.

ORDER :

Sanjiv Khanna, J.

Delay condoned. Leave granted.

2. This order decides perceived conflict between sub-paragraph (2) to paragraph 3 and paragraph 8 of the Schedule to the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 ("the 2003 Rules" for short). We shall also examine the alternative argument and suggestion of the appellants that this court should by way of a judicial pronouncement and in exercise of power under Article 142 of the Constitution of India provide and create an appellate forum for deciding disputes regarding the citizenship status of persons residing in the State of Assam.

3. Articles 5 to 9 of the Constitution delineate and determine persons who are citizens of India on commencement of the Constitution. Article 10 provides for their continuance as citizens subject to the provisions of any law that may be made by the Parliament. Article 11 of the Constitution, expressly confers power on the Parliament to make laws with respect to acquisition and termination of citizenship and all matters relating to citizenship. To achieve and with this objective, the Parliament has enacted the Citizenship Act, 1955 ("the Citizenship Act" fo

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2019 Supreme(SC) 604

RANJAN GOGOI, DEEPAK GUPTA, SANJIV KHANNAABDUL KUDDUS – AppellantVersusUNION OF INDIA – Respondent

Cases Referred (7)

RANJAN GOGOI, DEEPAK GUPTA, SANJIV KHANNA
ABDUL KUDDUS – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent