Passage 1
The Supreme Court seven-judge Constitution Bench on Wednesday expressed its surprise over the statement made by the Centre’s top law officer, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who said he does not support the 1981 amendment by Parliament to confer minority status on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
On the fifth day of the hearing on the batch of petitions to examine the validity of the 1968 verdict by a five-judge bench that took away the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said, “The Allahabad High Court had struck down the 1981 amendment on various grounds and the High Court’s view appeared to be correct.”
At this, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was part of the seven-judge bench, again questioned SG Mehta, “Mr Solicitor, are you saying that you do not accept the amendment?”
Source – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/
Passage 2
France’s Constitutional Council on January 25 rejected several measures in a divisive new immigration law that critics call inhumane, in a new blow to President Emmanuel Macron and his government.
The council said in a statement that it threw out all or part of 32 of the law’s 86 articles, saying they were contrary to the constitution. Mr. Macron and lawmakers had sought the body’s assessment of the law, passed last year after a torturous debate.
Among measures rejected were those making it harder for immigrants to bring their families to France, and limiting their access to social welfare. The Bill also strengthens France’s ability to deport foreigners considered undesirable.
Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/
