The Supreme Court refused to stay the implementation of the amended Citizenship Act but will examine the validity of the law passed by Parliament. A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde issued a notice to the Centre on 59 pleas challenging the validity of the new law. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued a notice to the Modi government, asking it to file its reply before January 22 when it is expected to take up the matter again for hearing.
The Supreme Court refused to stay the implementation of the amended Citizenship Act but will examine the validity of the law passed by Parliament. A bench headed by CJI SA Bobde issued a notice to the Centre on 59 pleas challenging the validity of the new law. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant issued a notice to the Modi government, asking it to file its reply before January 22 when it is expected to take up the matter again for hearing.