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SSC CHSL 2020 PYQ — Question 44

SSC CHSL - 14th October 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q44

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Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India was invoked by the Kerala government to file a petition against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court on 14 January 2020?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e.  Article 131.

  • Under Article 131, “Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. — Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall, to the exclusion of any other court, have original jurisdiction in any dispute —

    - Between the Government of India and one or more States

    - Between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other

    - Between two or more States

    ( if the dispute involves any question (whether of law or fact) on which the existence or extent of a legal right depends).

  • The Kerala government invoked Article 131 to file a petition against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court on January 14, 2020. Kerala has become the first state to move the apex court challenging CAA.

  • The Citizenship (Amendment) Act will provide Indian citizenship to religious minorities belonging to six non-Muslim religions, who have faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.