Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 8: The Supreme Court will hear petitions contesting the constitutionality of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) On September 12.
A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat will hear the case.
Supreme Court to hear on Monday, 12th September the pleas challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) of 2019.
A bench headed by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit to take up over 200 pleas on Monday. pic.twitter.com/GWkoNMKeoZ
— ANI (@ANI) September 8, 2022
The Supreme Court had given notice in a batch of more than 140 petitions in January 2020, despite widespread protests against the legislation without stopping the Act. Later, the Court made a suggestion that a Constitution Bench might hear the case, but no order was made to that effect.
The Central government had responded to the requests by claiming that the CAA was a ‘benign legislation’ with a specific aim that shouldn’t be misconstrued outside of the scope of the legislative objective.
