Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
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…
धर्मान्तरण कानून के खिलाफ याचिका पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने हिमाचल और मध्य प्रदेश को पक्षकार बनाने की दी अनुमति Jagran
18-Feb-2021
नई दिल्ली, पीटीआइ। सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने बुधवार को अंतर-धर्म विवाह के कारण होने वाला धर्मान्तरण के खिलाफ बनाए गए कानून को चुनौती देने वाली एक गैर-सरकारी संगठन की याचिका पर हिमाचल प्रदेश और मध्य प्रदेश पक्षकार बनाने की अनुमति दे दी। इसके अलावा मुख्य न्यायाधीश एसए बोबडे की अध्यक्षता वाली पीठ ने देशभर में इन कानूनों…
SC allows NGO to challenge MP, Himachal anti-conversion laws Hindustan Times
18-Feb-2021
In addition, the court also allowed the Muslim organization Jamait Ulama-i-Hind, to intervene in the proceedings. The organization alleged the laws led to the harassment of a large number of Muslim men and hence there was a need to oppose the legislation. The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP),…
NGO moves Supreme Court against love jihad laws in Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh indialegallive
12-Feb-2021
The Petition has been filed by Advocate Tanima Kishore on behalf of the petitioner originally challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020. NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has moved the Supreme Court challenging so-called love jihad…