arihant current affairs magazine

arihant current affairs magazine

arihant current affairs magazine Published this article page no 14  POLITY & GOVERNANCE 1.1. ARTICLE 131 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION Why in news? Recently Kerala and Chhattisgarh have filed a suit in the Supreme court challenging the constitutional validity of various central laws such as Citizenship Amendment Act (Kerala) and the National Investigation Agency Act (Chhattisgarh) under Article 131 of the Indian Constitution. Kerala o Kerala has filed a suit to challenge the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 stating that it is violative of Articles 14 (equality before the law) (protection of life and personal liberty) and 25 (freedom of religion) as well as against the secular fabric of the nation. o It also challenges the Passport (Entry to India) Amendment Rules 2015 and Foreigners (Amendment) Order 2015 which had regularised the stay of nonMuslim migrants from Pakistan Bangladesh and Afghanistan who had entered India before December 31 2014 on the condition that they had fled religious persecution from their home countries.  Chhattisgarh o It has sought a declaration that the NIA Act 2008 is unconstitutional on the ground that it is beyond the legislative competence of Parliament. o As Police is a subject reserved for the States having a central police agency which has overriding powers over the State police with no provision for consent from the State government for its operations is against the division of legislative powers between the Centre and the States. o And thus NIA is against the federal spirit of the Constitution arihant current affairs magazine buy.

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