The Supreme Court bench on Wednesday stated that there will be no stay on the Citizenship Act unless the Centre is heard on the matter. The three-judge bench was hearing 144 petitions challenging the amended Citizenship act after a jam-packed room delayed the proceedings.
The scores of petition challenging and supporting the revamped citizenship law is being heard by the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justice S Abdul Nazeer and Justice Sanjiv Khanna.
While most of the petitions challenge the constitutional validity of CAA, some of them seek a declaration that the act is constitutional.
