Newspaper Headlines: No Supreme Court Stay On Citizenship Act, Hearing On 60 Petitions In January, Other Stories

The Times Of India: The Supreme Court entertained 59 PILs challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which has stirred violent protests in several places, and sought the Centre's response by January 22 while not staying operation of the legislation. Cyrus Mistry's removal as Tata Sons chairman illegal, reinstate him.

Hindustan Times: Delhi Police fired at least 450 tear gas shells over the past five days to quell protests in Jamia Nagar and Seelampur, three senior officers in the know said. The Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty awarded to one of the four people convicted of the rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student in the national capital seven years ago.

The Hindu: Three years after Cyrus Mistry was unceremoniously removed from the post of executive chairman of Tata Sons, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal on Wednesday ruled that the decision was "illegal", paving the way for his reinstatement. The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.

Asian Age: The Supreme Court sought response from the Centre on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act that provides for the grant of Indian citizenship to illegal migrants. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has restored Cyrus Mistry as executive chairman of the Tata Group as well reinstated him as director of Tata Sons and as director of three Tata companies.

The Telegraph: The national company law appellate tribunal restored Cyrus Mistry to the position of executive chairman of the $111-billion Tata group. India's IT capital and its largest state were brought under prohibitory orders on Wednesday night ahead of nationwide protests called against the amended citizenship law on Thursday.