The Supreme Court will hear on September 12 the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA)..The matter will be heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat..Amid nationwide protests against the legislation, the Supreme Court in January 2020 had issued notice in a batch of over 140 petitions, without staying the Act. The Court had later hinted that the matter may be heard by a Constitution Bench, but no order was passed to that effect..In response to the pleas, the Central government had said that the CAA was a "benign legislation" which has a narrow purpose and ought not be conflated beyond the legislative intent..CAA is a benign piece of legislation, narrowly tailored to address a specific issue: Centre to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear on September 12 the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA)..The matter will be heard by a Bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat..Amid nationwide protests against the legislation, the Supreme Court in January 2020 had issued notice in a batch of over 140 petitions, without staying the Act. The Court had later hinted that the matter may be heard by a Constitution Bench, but no order was passed to that effect..In response to the pleas, the Central government had said that the CAA was a "benign legislation" which has a narrow purpose and ought not be conflated beyond the legislative intent..CAA is a benign piece of legislation, narrowly tailored to address a specific issue: Centre to Supreme Court
