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Kerala government moves to Supreme Court against CAA
The state is the first for doing so, among other states in India that have opposed the move.
Kerala government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). It said the amended law is against the provisions of Right to Equality granted by the Constitution of India.
The move makes Kerala government first in the country to move the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Act, to which several states have raised objections. Kerala was also the first state assembly to move a resolution against CAA.
The LDF government of Kerala has challenged the Citizenship Act, Passport Act and Foreigners Act Rules.
The Kerala government said that CAA should be declared violative of Articles 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution and basic structure of secularism in India.
Article 14 promises Right to Equality to all while Article 21 says "No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to a procedure established by law" and Article 25 says "all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience".
The Kerala assembly had passed a resolution demanding the repeal of Citizenship Act earlier this month. The ruling LDF was supported by Congress-led Opposition alliance UDF.
Then CM Vijayan wrote to 11 non-BJP chief ministers asking them to take similar steps against the controversial law. He wrote: "People from various cross sections of the society irrespective of any difference they might have, need to stand united in preserving the basic tenets of our polity which form the cornerstone of Indian democracy."
