No Stay On CAA, Top Court Asks Centre To Respond To Petitions In 3 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to pass an order staying the Citizenship Amendment Act rules that were notified by the Centre on March 12, reported Live Law. The court also asked the Centre to respond to the clutch of petitions that are challenging the law by April 2.

The three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, was hearing a batch of 237 petitions challenging the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act. The court will next hear the matter on April 9.

The court on Tuesday also issued notices on the petitions challenging the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, on which it had not issued notice earlier, reported The Indian Express.