Indian Supreme Court begins hearing 144 pleas on Citizenship Law
While most of the petitions challenge the constitutional validity of CAA, some of them seek a declaration that the act is constitutional
The Supreme Court bench on Wednesday started 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.