Citizens for Justice and Peace
Plea To Provide Legal Aid To NRC Excluded People In Assam: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI, State Government LivelLaw
05-Mar-2021
While hearing a plea filed by the Human rights organization ‘Citizens for Justice and Peace’ (CJP) [led by Teesta Setalvad] seeking proper legal aid for such people who have been left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Gauhati High Court on Monday (01st March) issued notice to the Union of…
“Arbitrary Action Violating Art 14,9 And 21”: Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Marking Of Certain Voters As ‘D’ Category In Electoral Rolls Live Law
04-Mar-2021
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition seeking removal of ‘D’ category (indicating doubtful/ dubious) of voters from electoral rolls. A Bench led by CJI SA Bobde issued notice on the petition filed by several individuals, claiming that they were arbitrarily marked as D-voters in the year 1997, without affording an opportunity…
Rights forum seeks proper legal aid for those left out of NRC The Hindu
02-Mar-2021
A human rights organisation has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking proper legal aid for those left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. The Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) petitioned the court after its survey of 10 District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) establishments revealed they were understaffed with under-trained para…
Rights body moves HC for legal aid to NRC-excluded people The News Mill
02-Mar-2021
A rights body on March 1 has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking apposite legal aid for those left out in the Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, released on August 31, 2019. The Mumbai-based Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) after conducting a survey of 10 District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) establishments in…
Rights body moves High Court for legal aid to NRC excluded people Sify.com
02-Mar-2021
Guwahati, March 1 (IANS) A rights body on Monday has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking apposite legal aid for those left out in the Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, released on August 31, 2019. The Mumbai based Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) after conducting a survey of 10 District Legal Services…
Rights body moves HC for legal aid to NRC excluded people Siasat
02-Mar-2021
Guwahati: A rights body on Monday has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking apposite legal aid for those left out in the Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) list, released on August 31, 2019. The Mumbai based Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) after conducting a survey of 10 District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) establishments in…
NRC appeals will overwhelm Assam DLSAs: CJP to Guwahati HC Survey of 10 Assam DLSAs shows that they are woefully understaffed, under-trained and lack infrastructure to deal with deluge of appeals
02-Mar-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a human rights organisation that has been on the ground in Assam helping our fellow Indian citizens through various processes related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC), has now moved Guwahati High Court (previously Gauhati) demanding proper legal aid for those left out of the NRC. The final NRC published…
Inadequate legal aid for NRC excluded persons, CJP moves Guwahati HC Plea for robust infrastructure to deal with impending deluge of applicants at FTs
01-Mar-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed a petition before Guwahati High Court (previously Gauhati HC) seeking directions to the state to formulate effective and robust modalities for legal aid in terms of having trained panels of lawyers and adequate front offices in light of the impending appeals to be filed before Foreigners Tribunals by people…
CJP moves SC to include MP, HP in its ‘Love Jihad’ petition National Herald
22-Feb-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed an application before the Supreme Court of India seeking to amend its original writ petition that challenged the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand anti-conversion laws. The original video may be viewed here
Supreme Court allows HP, MP to be made parties in the matter The Sentinel Assam
18-Feb-2021
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties in a pending matter challenging their controversial laws The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties in a pending matter challenging their controversial laws regulating conversions due to inter-faith…
Supreme Court allows Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh as parties to plea against laws on conversion due to interfaith marriage Free Press Journal
18-Feb-2021
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde also allowed Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind to become a party to the petition. New Delhi/Bhopal: The Supreme Court on Wednesday permitted an NGO to make Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh as parties to a pending petition challenging the controversial state laws regulating conversions due to inter-faith marriages.…
SC allows Himachal, Madhya Pradesh to be made parties to plea against laws on conversion due to interfaith marriage The New Indian Express
18-Feb-2021
The apex court on January 6 had agreed to examine controversial new laws of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand regulating religious conversions due to interfaith marriages. Supreme Court (Photo| Shekhar Yadav, EPS) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday permitted an NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties to a pending petition challenging the…
SC allows HP, MP to be made parties to plea against laws on conversion due to interfaith marriage Economic Times
18-Feb-2021
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday permitted an NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties to a pending petition challenging the controversial state laws regulating conversions due to inter-faith marriages. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde also allowed Muslim body Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind to become a party to the petition…
SC to hear case against love jihad laws of 4 states, Himachal, Madhya Pradesh added as parties India Today
18-Feb-2021
The Supreme Court has allowed a petitioner to club Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as parties in case challenging the controversial religious conversion laws or so-called ‘love jihad’ laws brought in by UP and Uttarakhand governments. Supreme Court has permitted the NGO to make Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh parties to the pending petition on…