States Invoking Article 131 to Challenge Central Laws
Amid nation-wide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, or CAA, 2019, and the threat of non-cooperation by some States with the Central government’s plan to update the National Population Register (NPR) and possibly establish a National Register of Indian Citizens, Kerala has filed a suit in the Supreme Court of India seeking to declare the CAA as unconstitutional because in accordance with the mandate of Article 256 of the Constitution, Kerala will be compelled to ensure compliance of CAA.
- Article 256 of the Constitution states that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as to ensure compliance ....
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